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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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HEIDWORTH, n. The head. Also head-.Sc. 1868 G. Webster Strathbrachan II. xii.:
In case the Laird were coming in, and seeing sic a head worth. . . . Me standin' here without a mutch on my heid worth.

[Orig. an adv. from Heid + -worth < -ward. Cf. Eng. headward, towards or in the direction of the head. For similar substantival use cf. Hamewith, Hameward.]

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