Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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¶SOWDIE, adj. ? From the context appar. = beneficent, helpful, effective.Slg. 1788 R. Galloway Poems 121:
They likewise say, of this wee body, That she will mak a charming howdy, . . . Her hand and plan will aye be sowdie, At their in-lying.
