Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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COONTY, n.2 Gen.Sc. form of Eng. county, a shire (Abd. 1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xviii.; m.Lth. 1894 P. H. Hunter J. Inwick 107; Lnk. 1902 A. Wardrop Hamely Sk. 74). Comb. coonty cooncil, Sc. form of Eng. county council.Ork. 2000 Orcadian 18 May 21:
Sometimes you get the feeling they're really not interested in contesting Highlands and Islands seats, preferring to leave us in the hands of their chums, the Liberal lawyers and lairdlings who prop up that sadly disappointing, glorified coonty cooncil in Auld Reekie.
