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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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DROOSY, †Drousie, adj. Sc. forms of Eng. drowsy (see P.L.D. § 38). [′druzi]Sc. 1834 Wilson Noctes Amb. (1856) IV. 116:
He has ta'en refuge in the land o' nod. . . . — Faith, I'm gettin rather droosy mysel.Sc. 1835 Ane Pleasant Garland (ed. Maidment) 9:
She was a minikin lass, And he was a — drousie fellow.Abd. 1924 M. Angus Tinker's Road 10:
A'thing hapt in a droosy air That's naither cauld nor heat.Edb. 1812 P. Forbes Poems 22:
Acquavitae, auld an' bellin', That will rouse ye'r drousie heart.
