Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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Quotation dates: 1795
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DUNDY, adj. ? See quot.Gsw. 1795 A. Brown Hist. Gsw. II. 282:
The dundy bicker, with two handles, adds to the lasting proofs of the ingenuity of our masters in this domestic and social art [cooperage], which keeps its ground also in the luggie with one handle for the child, answering the purpose of a plate or bowl.
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