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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1859
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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.]
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"Compawcity n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snd00088434>
