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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Quotation dates: 1985

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†THOWS, n.pl. Muscles, sinews (Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.).Ags. 1985 Raymond Vettese in Joy Hendry Chapman 40 15:
Wham! and Splat!
wis aa he kent in yon days;
heroes wi thows haurd as cricket baas
crackit the chouks o see-through faes.

[Variant of Eng. thews, id., prob. altered after Thowless.]

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