A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1673-1684
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0]
Handy, n. Also: handie. [Also in later Sc. and northern Eng. dial.] A wooden dish or bucket with an upright handle on one side; a piggin. — 1673 Sheriffhall Coal Acc. 15 Mar.
For 2 handies 1674 Ib. 2 May. 1681 Biggar 62.
Ane say, a handy, and a seck rindle -attrib. 1684 Sheriffhall Coal Acc. 16 Feb.
For 2 bucats girds, for making of two handie girds
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Handy n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/handy_n>
