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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1825
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BISHOP, n.3
(1) A peevish ill-natured boy.Lnk. 1825 Jam.2:
A canker'd bishop.
(2) “Also used as a nickname to individuals, who are supposed to talk or act a great deal to little purpose” (Lnk. 1825 Jam.2).
[According to Jamieson this is one result of the Sc. contempt for the episcopal curates of the Covenanting times.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Bishop n.3". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 6 Aug 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/bishop_n3>
