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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
DIRVIN, n. A thick, clumsy-looking object, used especially of a bannock or of a large untidy woman (Ork. 1929 Marw., Ork.2 1948). [′dɪrvin]Ork. 1929 Marw.:
A dirvin o' a bannock. . . . A muckle dirvin o' a wife.
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