Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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†DROSSY, adj. Gross; “having that grossness of habit which indicates an unwholesome temperament, or bad constitution” (Ags. 1825 Jam.2).
[An extended use of Eng. drossy = impure.]
