Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1826, 1900
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PORY, adj. Spongy, porous in texture (Sh. 1966). Obs. in Eng. in 17th c.Sc. 1826 Blackwood's Mag. (April) 401:
They glide with ease through the pory earth.Sh. 1900 Shetland News (2 June):
Slott, if hit's right made, sood be as pory an' light as a bit o' Lerrick lof.
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