Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1896
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¶GAUCIE, n. ? The word is phs. a misprint for gawkie, Gawk, or due to some misconception of Gawsie, adj.Fif. 1896 G. Setoun Robert Urquhart 135:
The twa [barmaids] ahent the counter tittered to ane anither like a pair of graceless gaucies keekin' at a puppet show.
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