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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1420, 1640
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Gourd, Gowrd, a. [F. gourd, benumbed, stiff, etc. Current in later dialect.] Dull; heavy. — c1420 Wynt. ii. 1276 (W).
That best, that of kynd wes gourd [R. lowrde], Wist na thing quhat scho couth meyne 1640 Baillie I. 287.
That the breath of the Lord's nostrills may joyne with the endeavours of weak men to blow up that old gourd wicked oak [Episcopacy]
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