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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1866, 1920-1924
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‡STOY, v., n.2 [stɔe]
I. v. To walk in a leisurely careless manner, to saunter, stroll (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 184; Bnf., Abd. 1971).Abd. 1924 Swatches o' Hamespun 48:
Aw like te stoy aboot ma leen.
II. n. A casual leisurely gait (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 184); a stroll, saunter.Bnff. 1866 GregorD. Bnff. 184:
We took a stoy doon the den.Abd. 1920 A. Robb MS. ix.:
We took a stoy roon' the toon.
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