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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†CORRIE, v. With on: “to hold intimate correspondence in a low sort of way, to the exclusion of others; to gossip together; generally applied to two persons who become necessary to each other, and feel no want of enlarged society” (Lnk. 1825 Jam.2).
[Prob. a m.Sc. form of colloq. Eng. carry on, to flirt (with), etc.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Corrie v.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 22 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/corrie_v>
