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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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†NOSSOCK, n. Also nossac. A dram, a drink of strong liquor.Lnk. a.1779 D. Graham Writings (1883) II. 54:
I'll gie ye a nossock to heat your wame.Dwn. 1844 R. Huddleston Poems 17:
Ah! Bacchus, don't yeir drink yet spare, But hoise him in a nossac mair.
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