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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.
†HAGGERSHANK, adj. Stingy, mean. “A very common word in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, c.1880, but never heard now” (Abd.6 1913).
[Prob. from Hogger, n., 2., hoard, + Shank, a stocking-leg.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Haggershank adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 17 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/haggershank>
