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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†UVOROUS, adj. Also uvoris. Of a fishing-ground: not much frequented, where fishing has not been recently carried on (Sh. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XII. 192, 1908 Jak. (1928)). Cf. Uvart.
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"Uvorous adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 5 Apr 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/uvorous>
