Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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†GRUGSIE, GROGSI, n. A big peg or pin (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., grugsie, 1908 Jak. (1928)).
[Norw. dial. krukse, a crookedly-grown tree; Norw. krugg, id., O.N. krokr, a peg.]
