Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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CAFFIE, adj. In n.phr.: caffie-heap, “a heap of oats before they are winnowed” (Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 107); known to Abd.2 1938.
[From Caff, n., above.]
