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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†LEGGAT, n. Also legget, -it. A stroke at golf, handball, etc. which is disqualified by transgressing the rules in some way, “is said to be leggat, i.e. null” (Lth. 1825 Jam.).
[Orig. obscure. Jam.'s explanation and the form suggests that the word is orig. a ppl.adj., phs. from Leg, v.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Leggat n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 29 Nov 2023 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/leggat>
