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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

†GAZZARD, n. Gossip.Gall. 1901 Gallovidian III. 160:
He kens the gazzard o' the toon.Sc.(E) 1913 H. P. Cameron Imit. Christ i. xxiv.:
Ye'se be mair gled for haein' keepit whush nor for muckle gazzard.

[A corruption of Eng. gazette, accented on the first syllable in the 17th-18th cents.]

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