Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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¶TOXIE, adj. Also toxy. Jam.'s article on this = tipsy, intoxicated, is due to a misreading of tozy, Tosie (Ayr. 1821 Galt Annals iii.).