Show Search Results Show Browse

Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

Hide Quotations Hide Etymology

Abbreviations Cite this entry

About this entry:
First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

BOOSACH, adj. Sulky; blubber-lipped.Arg. c.1820 Flory Loynachan in Colville (1909) 115:
And haing the boosach dyvour, too, Who spoong'd from me thine heart.
Arg. 1882 Argyllshire Herald (3 June):
Weel More took a red face, the boosach dyvour that she is an' croolged [slunk] awa' as if she had got a gowf on the haffets.

[Gael. busach, id., from bus, a snout, mouth (Macleod and Dewar). See Boose, n.2]

You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.

"Boosach adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 3 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/boosach>

3950

snd

Hide Advanced Search

Browse SND:

    Loading...

Share: