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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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WEIRDIE, n. Also -y, werdie, weardie. The smallest or least thriving of a brood of animals, esp. pigs, or birds (Fif. 1808 Jam.; Per., Slg., Clc., Knr., Fif. 1973). [′wirdi, ′werdi]Clc. 1844 Poets Clc. (Beveridge 1885) 122:
To some of your weardies it would be a feast.Sc. 1899 Mont.-Fleming 183:
The proverb, “Ilka nest has its werdie.”Fif. 1964 Scots Mag. (Feb.) 413:
Yin o' them jamp in the soo crave an' dunted the weirdy.