Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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WANGRACE, n.1 [′wɑngres]
1. Wickedness (Sc. 1710 T. Ruddiman Gl. to Douglas Aeneis). Deriv. wangracefu, wicked (Sc. 1911 S.D.D.).
2. A ne'er-do-well, a scamp, a blackguard (Cai. 1905 E.D.D., Cai. 1949). Deriv. wangracie, ill-behaved, blackguardly (Cai. 1905 E.D.D.).
[Wan-, pref., + grace.]
