Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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¶LUTE, n. A sluggard (s.Sc. 1802 J. Sibbald Chron. Sc. Poetry Gl.). [lut]
[Sc. form of Eng. lout.]
