Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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¶BOWELRY, n. The inward parts of a piece of machinery.Ayr. 1836 Galt Rich Man (1925) 12:
But the easiest trades are no without their craft—as may be seen by looking at watch-makers making faces at spectacle-eyes, as they keek by them into the bowelry of their commodities.
[Nonce deriv. of Eng. bowel.]
