Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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JARRY, adj. ?Sc. c.1790 J. Maidment Sc. Ballads (1859) 45:
Proud Tammy Norie on my hill, His young ones up doth breed, Thinks who but him and his red bill, A jarry bird indeed.
