Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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¶COMPAWCITY, n. Quasi-illiterate form of capacity.Fif. 1859 P. Landreth J. Spindle (1911) 12:
He hed owre mony dictionar' words which warna' level to the meanest compawcity.
[Nonce conflation of capawcity and competence.]
