Dictionaries of the Scots Language
Dictionars o the Scots Leid

Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

Hide Quotations Hide Etymology

Abbreviations Cite this entry

About this entry:
First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

†KNUSKY, adj., n.

I. adj. Of a person: “thick, gross” (Lnk. 1825 Jam.).

II. n. “A strong firm boy” (Ayr. 1811 W. Aiton Agric. Ayr. 692).