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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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†KIRRYWERY, n. Also carriwary. “A sort of burlesque serenade; the noise of mock-music, made with pots, kettles, frying-pans, shouting, screaming, etc., at or near the doors and windows of old people who marry a second time, especially of old women and widows who marry young men” (Fif., w.Lth. 1825 Jam.).
[Doubtful. The word is prob. a variant of Currie-wurrie, the defin. given to Jam. being really derived from Cotgrave's Fr. Dict. s.v. charivaris.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Kirrywery n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 16 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/kirrywery>
