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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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¶SHEUCH-BAG, n.comb. In phr. sheuch-bag leggit, having flabby dropsical legs.m.Lth. 1858 Dark Night xxiii.:
They'll sune be nae body on Crooplecandy grund but that sheuch-bag leggit wratch's sel'.
[Appar. a corrupt form of shog-bog s.v. Shog, v., 2. (1).]
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