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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.

Quotation dates: 1929

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CUDDY WRAN, CUDDIE WRAN, n. comb. The common wren (Arg.1 1941, cuddy-).Arg. 1929 Local Rhyme (per Id.):
The big cooshie Doo she lays but two An' brings them up wi' enough ado; The wee cuddie Wran she lays twenty wan An' rears them all like a gentleman.

[Variant form of cutty-wran, id., s.v. Cutty, adj., 1 (cf. Cuddy, n.2).]

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