A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1682
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0]
Untouthsome, adj. [e.m.E. vntouthsome (1548).] Unpalatable. — 1682 Lauder Observes 305.
The mastiffe tyke who keept the outmost gate [of Heriot's Hospital] … wold blaithly swallowed it [sc. the Test Act], as he had done many untouthsome morsel before
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Untouthsome adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/untouthsome>
