Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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†PURGY, n. A nickname for Aberdeen Grammar School.Abd. 1831 Aberdeen Mag. 398:
That “freshness of the heart,” so beautifully sung by Byron, once himself an inmate of Purgy. We are also in the practice of saluting our old class-fellows by their Grammar School nicknames.
