Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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GYRIE, n. “A stratagem, circumvention” (Slk. 1825 Jam.). [′dʒəiri]
[Fig. use of Eng. gyre, a turning round, in dim., or giro, a tour, a circuit.]
