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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

COORSIE, n. “A round loaf made of coarse flour” (Ags.1 1937).Ags. 1925 Forfar Dispatch (3 Dec.) 3/3:
We got plenty kail . . . or else tattie-soop or pey-soop and a bit coorsie.

[Coorse, adj. + dim. suff. -ie, forming a substantive (see Westergaard pp. 65 and 66), cf. daftie from Daft, adj.]

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