Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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†GOUFMALOGIE, n. “A woollen petticoat formerly worn by women, having on its border large horizontal stripes of different colours” (Lth. 1825, Jam.).
[Origin unknown. Jam. says: “prob. a cant term.”]
