Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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DOWZY, n. In phr. to gie ane dowzy, to take hold of a person by the head and the feet and bump him on a corn-sheaf at harvest time (Fif. 1957). [Anglicised dim. form ad. Doose, n.]
