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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 17 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/mowsy>
