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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1833
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†KELSHIE, adj. In form a variant of Calshie, q.v., crabbed, surly, though the context suggests the exact opposite meaning, i.e. good-humoured, kind.Ags. 1833 J. S. Sands Poems 112:
This is your cousin, fat and kelshie.
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"Kelshie adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/kelshie>
