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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
MOWSY, adj. Musty (Bwk. 1942 Wettstein).
[The form is somewhat doubtful, phs. a corruption of Mousty, q.v.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Mowsy adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 2 Apr 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/mowsy>
