Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1847-1920
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
†FOSSET, n., v. Also faser, fossar, -er. Also deriv. fossetin.
I. n. "A mat of rushes or sprots, laid on a horse, to prevent his skin from being fretted by the Currack" (Abd. 1825 Jam.).Abd. 1847 Gill Binklets 13:
He had mounted his horse with faser, cruiksaddle, and creels.Abd. 1920 R. H. Calder Gleanings 8:
It's a sober horse 'at cauna cairry the fosser.
II. v. To put a saddle of this sort on a horse. Abd. c.1890 Gregor MSS.:
"Yer wife's no easy to keep the fossar on" said of a wife that liked her own way. . . . I doot it's force it's gart you fossar yer horse the day, said of one that was doing anything from sheer necessity.
