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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
RAVISHING, ppl.adj. Ravenous (Abd. 1921 T.S.D.C.).
[Obs. in Eng. since early 17th-c., but prob. in the above usage a new form conflated from ravenous and famishing.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Ravishing ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/ravishing>
