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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

‡PELSH, n. Also pilsh. A drenching shower of rain, a downpour (ne.Sc. 1965).Mry. 1921 T.S.D.C. 17:
Sic a pelsh o' a shoor, I niver was oot in.Kcd. 1956 Mearns Leader (18 May) 6:
The first pilsh o' rain an' Molie's clean-lan' corn wid be floodit.

[Orig. obscure. Phs. an altered form of pelt, to rain heavily, conflated with such words as Blash, Dash, Plash. ? Cf. also n.Eng. dial. pelsh, rain, sleet.]

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