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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1823
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HARDNESS, n. Sc. usage: a hard-hearted unfeeling person.Ayr. 1823 Galt Gathering of West (1939) 45:
O, ye're the wee hardness, Baldy, or ye ne'er would allow your wife and family to be sae looket down upon by the like o' Mrs M'Auslan.
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"Hardness n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snd00088923>
