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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1600-1699
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(Pewter-,) Peuter-fac't, a. [? Pewter n.1 Cf. 19th c. Sc. pewter-heid (once, = numskull, ass).] ? Grey-faced; ? expressionless. — 16.. Sempill P. 68/43.
And there will be … peuter-fac't flitching Joug
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"Peuter-fac't adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 16 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/peuter_fact>
