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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†HOLSIE-JOLSIE, n. A confused mass of different sorts of food, pigs' swill, etc. (Rxb. 1825 Jam.).
[A reduplic. formation, phs. based on Houster, Eng. dial. holster, to gather together, hustle, and Jolster, q.v.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Holsie-jolsie n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 25 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/holsiejolsie>
