Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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†PUDDY, n. Some type of cloth or material, phs. a reduced form of paduasoy, a kind of grosgrain silk.Sc. 1725 Ramsay Poems (S.T.S.) III. 66:
And I maun hae Pinners, With Pearling set round, A Skirt of Puddy, And a wastcoat of broun.
