Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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ENGLISHY, adj., n.
1. adj. Imitating the speech of the English.Abd. 1923 A. Shewan Spirat Adhuc Amor 235:
It was a fad of the Head's that we should speak with the accent which the Kailyarders call “Englishy”.
2. n. A member of an Episcopal church.Ags. 1888 J. M. Barrie Auld Licht Idylls iii.:
He believed she had been an “Englishy” — in other words, had belonged to the English Church.
