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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1825
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†BRUSHIE, adj. Smartly dressed. Given as obs. in Watson Rxb. W.-B. (1923). Cf. Prossie.Rxb. 1825 Jam.2:
He's a little brushie fallow.
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"Brushie adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/brushie>
