Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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CORRENOY, n. Cf. Cornoy and Cotinoy.
†1. “A disturbance in the bowels, a rumbling noise in the belly” (Fif. 1825 Jam.2).
2. A disturbance in gen., an uproar.Ags. 1932 Forfar Dispatch (2 June) 3/2:
And sic a correnoy [was] i'e dresser a buddie wid think half-a-dizzen kittlins had been playin at tig in'd.
