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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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FILGET, FILJIT, n. An untidy, disreputable-looking person (Bnff., Abd. 1948). [′fɪ̢ldʒɪt]Abd. 1903 Abd. Weekly Free Press (28 Nov.):
A wyte it mith 'a' been that filjit o' a chiel ye saw gyaun bye.Abd. 1915 H. Beaton Benachie 129:
I socht Jean tull the ball, an' she widna gang wi' sic a gowkit filget.