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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†FEVER-LARGIE, n. comb. Idleness, indolence. In phr. fever-largie "two stomachs to eat and one to work" (Sc. 1808 Jam.).
[Origin obscure. Largie is phs. a corrupt form of Lurdan. The forms -largin, -lurgan, -lurk, -lurden are found in Eng. dial. in the same phr.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Fever-largie n. comb.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/feverlargie>
