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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1835, 1930
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MOUGRE, v. To lower, hang gloomily or cast a shadow over. Ppl.adj. mougrin, brooding, gloomy and reserved (Arg. 1958). [′mu:gər]s.Arg. c.1835 Flory Loynachan in Colville (1909) 114:
O it buitie be an ogly thing That mougres thus o'er me.Arg.1 1930:
I dinna laik Davie's mougrin weys: ye nuvver ken whit he's gaan tae dae next.
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