Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1759-1760, 1817
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STURDY, n.2 Also stirdy (Sc. 1911 S.D.D.). In phr. to steer one's sturdy, to bestir oneself, to bother one's head, “to gee one's ginger” (see Ginger, 1.).Abd. a.1760 J. Skinner Amusements (1809) 102:
I'll never steer my sturdy for him Wha e'er he be.Abd. 1817 J. Christie Instructions 130:
With them, I shall not steer my sturdy.
