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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1963
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MUSCOVY, adj. Sc. usages. [mʌs′ko:vi]
1. In comb. muscovy cat, a tortoiseshell cat (Ayr., Kcb., Dmf. 1963).
2. Of clothes in the wash: having the colours "run " to a fawn or brown-black colour.1963 Ayr., Kcb., Dmf.:
It's gane aa muscovy.
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"Muscovy adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/muscovy>
