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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Fowie, a. [? f. Fow a.] ? Sonsie. (Jam. gives as a later dial. sense, ‘having a comfortable independence’.) —1587-99 Hume ii. 120.
Why monethlie the moone renewes hir hew … ,Why monethlie hir fowie face is round
