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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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¶MAHOOFANAT, adj. Applied to a horse, ? stupid.Per. 1879 P. R. Drummond Bygone Days 231:
Yours is a crafty deevil, and mine's a mahoofanat deevil.
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"Mahoofanat adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 10 Jan 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/mahoofanat>
