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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Glengore, -goir, n. Also: glangoir, glengor(r. [Alteration of Grandgore n.] Venereal disease. c1500 Rowll Cursing 63 (B).
The stranȝelour and grit glengoir 1578 Inverness B. Rec. I. 164.
The … defyling of the saidis strangearis be the fylthie foulnes called the glangoir a1605 Montg. Flyt. 291 (T).
They … baid that it suld nevir be but The glengoir, gravell, & the gut 1591 Crim. Trials I. ii. 252.
To disswad hir … fra the said promeis of mariage of the said Joseph, becaus … he had the glengore 1600 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 206.
The greit suspicoune of sindry persones infectit with the glengoir, quilk, gif it be nocht preventit, will endanger the haill towne 1643 Rec. Old Aberd. I. 72.
The miscalling … of the said Androw be saying, God nor he die in the skab and glengor 1650 Lamont Diary 14.
Many reported that he dyed of the French pockes, comonlie called the glengore

b. Used as a term of imprecation. 1643 Misc. Abbotsf. C. I. 175.
[She] ansuerit ȝow, ‘quhy, quhat glangoir war ȝe doing in that ill weather?’

c. Attrib. with carl, huir, loun, mark. c1500-c1512 Dunb. Flyt. 83.
Fy, glengoir loun, fy, fy Id. xiv. 19.
So mony glengoir markis Within this land was nevir hard nor sene 1547 Stirling B. Rec. I. 47.
Helene Huchoun amerciat for trubling of Besse Efflek, sayand to hir: raistit huir and glengoir huir 1575 Inverness B. Rec. I. 243.
That wranguslie … [Christan] callit hir glangoir, myssaell, lypper carles geit scho was