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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1728
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COWSIE, n. ?Sc. c.1728 Ramsay Poems (S.T.S.) III. 204:
And if my cowsie still prove stout, And for a Grant be briskly bent seem by degrees to give consent.
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"Cowsie n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snd00088490>
