Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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GARD, int. “An exclamation of disgust on perceiving a bad smell. Sometimes used along with feigh!, as “Feigh! Gard!” (Knr. 1935; Fif. 1954).
[An intensive variant of Gad, int., q.v.]
