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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.

†DUNTY, n. A mistress (Sc. 1728 Ramsay Poems II., Gl.).ne.Sc. 1714 R. Smith Poems 12:
Lust drove thee right far . . . To see thy Concubins and Dunties.Edb. 1821 W. Liddle Poems 39:
Lookin' out for dunty clever, Just as brisk an' keen as ever.

[Contr. form from O.Sc. duntibour, a contemptuous term applied to a woman, esp. an attendant at court, from c.1500.]

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