Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1832-1873
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DOXIE, DOXY, n. Also dox. A sweetheart. Also in Eng. dial. Arch.Abd. 1873 J. Ogg Willie Waly 60:
Trinkets, which ploughmen wad buy to their doxies.Bch. 1832 W. Scott Poems 146:
Here's gowns and tippets for the doxes, And bonnets that might sair a duchess.Rnf. 1835 D. Webster Rhymes 4:
There was Tam . . . Wi' haveral Jock Hodge . . . Wi' their doxes of intellects shallow.Gsw. [1838] A. Rodger Poems (1897) 177:
A young blooming doxy, with cheek plump an' red, Can only convince them they're still flesh an' blood.
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