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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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HOOSEVER, adv. A reduced form of O.Sc. hoosa(e)ever, howsoever. Also hoosaeiver. Gen.(exc. I.)Sc. The partially anglicised forms hoosoever (e.Lth. 1892 J. Lumsden Sheep-Head 70), howsever (Lnk. 1853 W. Watson Poems 31) are also found. [hu′sɛvɪr]Ayr. 1822 Galt Sir A. Wylie xxxiv.:
Howsever, I dare say, the auld countess is nae sic a camstrarie commoditie as maybe ye think.Abd. 1996 Sheena Blackhall Wittgenstein's Web 25:
Hoosaeiver, here an there, atween the trickery an trasherie o New Age dreidlocks an beads, he glisked genuine Spanish leather-wirkers an Toledo jewelsmiths, like winnin a teet o Yehudi Menuhin amang a squalloch a glee singers.