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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
PERSIAN, n. Cai. usage: an undisciplined or rough young fellow, a tough (Cai. 1965); a local nickname for an inhabitant of Canisbay parish (Id.).
[Phs. from the classical (Greek) notion of the Persians as barbarians, or from their Biblical aspect. Cf. Philistian.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Persian n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 28 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/persian>
