Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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¶TUSH, n. Only in proverb Tush swims best that's bred in the sea, the best sailors are bred to the sea from infancy (Sc. 1721 J. Kelly Proverbs 328).
[Phs. erron. for Tusk, q.v.]
