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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III). Includes material from the 1976 and 2005 supplements.
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DOORIE, n.¹ A pig; the smallest pig of a litter; a sow that has had a litter of pigs, a brood-sow (s.Sc. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XII. 57). Also as int., a call to a pig. Also durrie (Arg.¹ 1931), dyorrie, dhuorrie (Uls. 1924 North. Whig (5 Jan.)), dor(r)ie; doorkie (Arg. 1990s). Sometimes attrib. [′du:ri, ′dj(u)ɔrɪ̢]Arg. c.1850 The Follinash in L. McInnes Dial. S. Kintyre (1936) 30:
For Peggy Mhor here yesterday Her doorie she did kill.Gall. 1877 “Saxon” Gall. Gossip 264:
She cried “doorie! doorie!” at them, meaning “pig! pig!”Uls. 1880 W. H. Patterson Gl. Ant. and Dwn.:
There's a dyorrie pig in every litter.