Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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GAFFIE, n. A grandfather (Bwk. 1942 Wettstein). [′gɒfe]
[Reduced form of Eng. dial. gaffer, id., an elderly fellow.]