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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1862
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GAWKUS, n. Also ga(u)cus. A fool (Ork.5, Ags. 1954).Fif. 1862 St Andrews Gaz. (19 Dec.):
He ca'd me a' the muckle gaucuses, an' glaikit tawpies.
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