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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.

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 (Ib.) (20 May) 3:
Like an auld pousie heckler.

[From tech. Eng. pouce, flax-dust, Fr. pousse, Lat. pulvis, id.]

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