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†POUSIE, adj. Covered with flax dust, asthmatic from the effects of inhaling flax dust, breathless, panting.Ags. 1893 Arbroath Guide (1 July) 4:
In a meenit or twa she cam' pechin' up the stair, just as pousie's could be.Ags. 1899 Arbroath Guide (20 May) 3:
Like an auld pousie heckler.
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