Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1912
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
†OWERGATE, n. In phr. in the owergate o't a', on going over the matter from beginning to end, on reflection, on the whole. See Gate, n., 2.Dmf. 1912 J. L. Waugh Robbie Doo ix.:
My experience, in the owergate o't a', bids me say that every Jock sood hae his Jenny.
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Owergate n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 12 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/owergate>
