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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†GOWGAIR, n. “A mean, greedy, selfish fellow” (Rxb. (Teviotd.) 1825 Jam.).
[Gowd, gold + Gair, adj., greedy, niggardly, with falling of d before g, the word being used substantivally.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Gowgair n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 3 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/gowgair>