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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
SUPPIE-MAE, n.comb. “The name for a pet sheep” (Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 442).
[For the second element see Mae, n.2. and cf. also sheepie-mae s.v. Sheep, n.1, 1. (20). The first element may be a corruption of suckie (see Sick, int.).]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Suppie-mae n. comb.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 2 Dec 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/suppiemae>
