Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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OWSHAN, n. A feeling of disgust and or repulsion (Rs. 1929). [′ʌuʃən]
[Variant of [a n]otion, by wrong division of the article, sc. a notion of dislike or disapproval; contrast Notion, a feeling of affection or approval.]
