Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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POSH, n.2 “A rough kind of violin made in Shetland” (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl.), “a little fiddle suitable for a child” (Sh. 1914 Angus Gl., ‡Sh. 1966).Sh. 1886 J. Burgess Sketches 113:
Dan da fluir wis cleared, in cam' Jermy Tarl wi' his posh . . . He set him doon, screwed his pins, an' brook inta “Da sailer ower da roff tree.”Sh. 1898 Shetland News (10 Dec.):
He ran his toom ower da strings, “Is dis dy new posh 'at doo bought, Willie?”Sh. 1916 J. Burgess Rasmie's Smaa Murr (24 Dezember):
Da young haert laeps at da plink o da posh.
