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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1822-1883, 1934
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SOO, v.2, n.2 Also sou, sue, sow. [su:]
I. v. intr. 1. To ache, throb, smart, tingle, thrill, as with pain or the sensation produced by a shrill, piercing sound (Sc. 1808 Jam.; Lnk. 1910; Ayr. 1912 D. McNaught Kilmaurs 298; Lnk., Ayr., Dmf. 1971). Also in n.Eng. dial. Vbl.n. sooin, tingling pain (Jam.).Edb. 1822 R. Wilson Poems 35:
My neck an' back wi' bluidy clyre Sair sowin' as they'd been afire!Gsw. 1868 J. Young Poems 20:
A straeless bed, a sooin' back.Gsw. 1883 Mod. Sc. Poets (Edwards) VI. 196:
Flood my een wi' sooin' tears.s.Sc. 1934 Border Mag. (July) 110:
“Is the sue'in doon, 'Bus?” Backburnbus had a coloured green bruise above his right eye.
2. Of a swelling: to burst (Nai. 1921 T.S.D.C.; Mry. 1925).
II. n. An ache, a throbbing, a tingling (Sc. 1887 Jam.).
[O.Sc. sow, to pain, a.1400, to ache, 1425, Mid.Eng. sow, to cause pain, of obscure orig.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
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