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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Hurdeis, -ies, n. pl. [Of unknown origm. Common in mod. dialect.] The buttocks. —1540 Lynd. Sat. 4363.
Of hir hurdies [B. hurdeis] scho had na hauld a1568 Scott iv. 94.
The quhytliest will … nocht hir hurdeis hane 1622 Elgin Rec. II. 172.
There was lytell justice in Elgen that sufferitt them leiwe so lang onhett baithe ther hurdeis 1684 Bk. Pasquils 286.
Of the rest … I made a jacket for my hurdeis
