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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

MESGAR, n.1 Also misgar. A trench or hollow in sandy ground caused by the shifting of the sand by the wind (I.Sc. 1866 Edm. Gl.; Ork. 1929 Marw.).

[Phs. orig. a reduced form of Merkister, q.v., with extended meaning, and formal confusion with Mesgar, n.2]

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