Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1866-1998
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MYOWT, n. Also myowte, myout(e); meout; myaut. A sound, a whisper, a murmur, esp. of complaint or protest (Mry 1 1925, ne.Sc. 1963). Usually in neg. contexts. Cf. Moot, n.1 [mjʌut]Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 117:
He sat i' the neuk, an' nae ae myaut cam oot o's hehd.Uls. 1880 Patterson Gl.:
There wasn't a meout out o' the childre. Don't let a meout out o' you.Bnff. 1924 Swatches o' Hamespun 81:
They gya bit a myowte though roastit an' skilpit.Abd. 1955 W. P. Milne Eppie Elrick iv.:
"Hear ye iver ony news fae your eyn o' the shire, Maister Coutts? " . . . "Fient a myowt."Arg. 1992:
Naw a meout oot o you noo! Arg. 1993:
We had it [a vacuum-cleaner] twinty-eight year an no a myowt oot it.Abd. 1998 Sheena Blackhall The Bonsai Grower 65:
Bit the day efter yon, fin the time cam tae wynd up Granmither Mains, the contermacious auld carline stalled. Nae anither myout wis iver heard frae't again.
