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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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

†LAFFY, adj. Soft and loose, not compact.Lnk. 1825 Jam.:
Laffy hay, hay that has not been trodden into a compact mass; a laffy feather bed.

[Du. laff, soft, flaccid, insipid, L.Ger. laff, tasteless, without strength, cogn. with Laav, + -y, -Ie, adj. suff.]

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