Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SIRRY, n. The liquid which drains out of a manure heap, seepage from a dunghill (Ork. 1929 Marw.). [′sɪre]
[Norw. dial. syra, seepage.]
