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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SHAGMAHOCH, n. A small, misshapen person (Abd. 1911 S.D.D.). [ʃɑgmə′hox]
[Appar. from shag = shake (see Shag, n.1) + Ma- + Hoch, n. For the formation cf. Eng. dial. shagmarag, a mean paltry person.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Shagmahoch n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 7 Jun 2023 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/shagmahoch>
