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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1600-1699
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Happer-ars'd, a. [Happer n. 2; vulgar e.m.E. hopper-arst (a 1700).] Having protuberant buttocks. — 16.. Sempill P. 68/44.
And there will be happer-ars'd Nansie
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"Happer-ars'd adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/happer_arsd>
