Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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†OUTMOUCHT, ppl.adj. Also -mucht, -mought. Exhausted, worn out. [ut′mɔuxt]Ork. 1880 Dennison Sketch-Bk. 130:
An' t'o' 'twas Paety's tongue, sheu t'ought, That meed sic' meen, like aen ootmought.Ork. 1904 Dennison Orcad. Sk. 6, 25:
I wur fairly oot-moucht, atween rootin' an' rowin' . . . A laich an' maist peetifu' meen, as gin hid been a bothy ootmucht i' a bought o' the wark.
