Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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CORPUS, n. The body of a man or animal (Abd.2, Fif.10 1937). Rare in Eng. and used only of dead bodies (Un. Eng. Dict.).Ags. 1833 J. S. Sands Poems 85:
On's knees he tries to raise his corpus.Edb. 1828 D. M. Moir Mansie Wauch (1839) xxii.:
Unless Cursecowl had lost beef at no allowance, I knew, judging from the past, that it would not peep on his corpus by four inches.
