Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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DISGUSHLE, v.
1. To dishevel, touzle.Abd. 1915 H. Beaton Back o' Benachie 181:
Each girl would ask her neighbour if “her hair wis disgushilt.”
2. “To distort by rheumatism, etc.; to warp by the action of heat” (Sc. 1911 S.D.D.).
[Dis-, intensive pref., + Scushle, with voicing.]
