Show Search Results Show Browse
Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
BLACK DOGGIE, n. A form of the “Drop Handkerchief” game, played in ne.Abdsh.; fully described by W. Gregor in A. B. Gomme Trad. Games of Eng., Scot. and Ireland II. 407.
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Black Doggie n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/black_doggie>
