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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1958
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‡SPAWSHIL, adj. Sc. form and usage of Eng. spatial: spacious, capacious. For the form cf. Spawcious.Abd. 1958 Bon-Accord (13 March) 7:
A fine jaw o' teeth an' a spawshil belly.
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"Spawshil adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/spawshil>
