Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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†DOUGH, n. “A dirty, useless, untidy, ill-dressed person” (Rxb. 1825 Jam.2).
[Prob. an extension of Eng. dough; cf. note to Dowf.]
