Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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SWAISH, adj. Also swesh. Of the face: full, open, benign (s.Sc. 1825 Jam.).
[Prob. a variant of Eng. dial. swash, soft, succulent, mellow, fully ripe, of fruit. Cf. Swash, III. 1.]
