Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1824, 1923
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‡HODROD, n. Also †hoad-road. A confusion, a turmoil, a state of chaos; a conglomeration, an untidy heap of miscellaneous articles.Slk. 1824 Hogg Works (1874) 482:
When we got the candle lightit, a' the house was in a hoad-road.Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.:
A perfec' hodrod o' stuff lyin' in ablow the bed.
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