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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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WASIE, adj. Also wazie. Sagacious, clever, quick-witted, smart (Ags. 1808 Jam., a wasie lad); alert, keen.Ags. 1815 G. Beattie John o' Arnha' (1883) 167:
The ploughmen, now their labour o'er, Right wazie wax'd, and fou o' fun.Bnff. 1852 A. Harper Solitary Hours 90:
Some strange wind-mills work i' my head, But as for wasie knowledge — Whisht, whisht, this day!