Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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PRY, n.2 Rubbish, refuse, esp. vegetable or garden refuse, “as the pry of onions, of potatoes, etc., which are scarcely worth the trouble of gathering, or almost unfit for use” (Fif. 1825 Jam.).
[? A variant with extended meaning of prey, booty, pillage.]
