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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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GALLOVIDIAN, adj., n.

I. adj. Belonging to Galloway.Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 53:
A dialect of which he was a complete master, the Gallovidian.Ib. 66:
Billy Marshall. — The famous Gallovidian gypsey, or tinkler.

II. n. A native of Galloway.Ib. 43:
Gallovidians are so fond of clink [rhyme], that . . . two or three, and sometimes more, amuse themselves with it.Wgt. 1875 W. McIlwraith Guide Wgtsh. 52:
The Romans were no peaceable visitants of the pagan Gallovidians.Sc. 1941 Gallovidian Annual 73:
Indelible impressions of the kindness of Gallovidian hearts.