Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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†FEVER-LARGIE, n. comb. Idleness, indolence. In phr. fever-largie “two stomachs to eat and one to work” (Sc. 1808 Jam.).
[Origin obscure. Largie is phs. a corrupt form of Lurdan. The forms -largin, -lurgan, -lurk, -lurden are found in Eng. dial. in the same phr.]
