Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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QUAZIE, adj. Sc. form of Eng. queasy, having a disordered stomach, squeamish (Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 391).
[The forms quasy, quaisie are found in Eng. in the 16th c.]