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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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MOUSER, mowser, n. A moustache. Gen.Sc. [′mʌuzər]Mry. 1922 Swatches o' Hamespun 19:
Rab dichtit his mouser wi' his han'.Abd. 1932 D. Campbell Bamboozled 27:
That'll gaur him bite his mouser.Per. 1979 Betsy Whyte The Yellow on the Broom 3:
'What are you doing here, and what do you want?' a huge man with a red mouser, and face to match, shouted. m.Lth. 1991:
Ye mind, Arthur, the butcher, big dark-haired fella wi a wee mouser o a moustache. Abd. 1991 Aberdeen Evening Express 22 Oct :
"Sayin' Prince Charles wis like Hitler. I mean, can you mind ever seein' Prince Charles wi' a stupid wee mouser." Gsw. 1994 Herald (19 Jul) 16:
It appears that Americans think chaps with mousers are faggots. Abd. 1996 Sheena Blackhall Wittgenstein's Web 42:
I wis gey weariet bidin there, I can tell ye. I powkit aboot ma desk, an caad the styew frae the blackboord cloot, an drew a pictur o Miss McTavish on the boord wi a mowser that suited her rale weel.