Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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GLYORACH, n. “A fool, a blockhead” (Arg. 1936 L. McInnes Dial. S. Kintyre 11). Cf. Goorach, idem.
[? Cf. Gael. glòrach, noisy, garrulous.]
