Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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VOGEROUS, adj. Keen, eager; brisk, active, strong, lusty (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), Sh. 1973). [′vogərəs]Sh. 1892 Manson's Sh. Almanac:
Be-me-sang, der as vogerous follows as eider de or me setin da fit afore dem i da mornin. . . . Some o' wis is no sae vogerous fir umplists o' dis kind.
