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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1630
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(Nosewise,) Nosvyse, a. (e.m.E. nose-wise (1566) ‘keen-scented’, perceptive, freq. used ironically: cf. Nesewise.) — 1630 Misc. Hist. Soc. II. 255.
I think you to nosvyse that has smellid your fathers avarice and falsety so far aff
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"Nosewise adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 10 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/nosewise>
