Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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¶JOWDY, v. To nudge, jog, shake. Phs. a misprint for joundy, Jundie, or a conflation of this with Jow, v.1Bnff. 1869 W. Knight Auld Yule 26:
And as I jowdy'd him to wauk him up, My fusion a' gaed frae me in a whup.
