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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: 1665-1676
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Loosing, ppl. a. = Lowsing ppl. a. (laxative). — 1665-76 Lauder Jrnl. 43.
In my experience I fand it very loosing for … if I chanced to sup … any quantity of the pottage I was sure of 2 or 3 stools … with it
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"Loosing ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/loosing_ppl_adj>
