Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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GATTY, adj. ?Ayr. 1785 Burns 3rd Ep. J. Lapraik viii.:
Till ye forget ye're auld an' gatty, And be as canty As ye were nine year less than thretty.Sc. 1862 A. Hislop Proverbs 170:
She's grown gatty, that was ance a dawtie.
