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Definition of Moggans
1. moggan [n] - See also: moggan
Lexicographical Neighbors of Moggans
Literary usage of Moggans
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement by John Jamieson (1825)
"moggans, s. 2. Hose without feet.] Add; This word has been of general use; ...
Hence, To Mix moggans with one, to be joined in marriage ; a vulgar phrase ..."
2. Jamieson's Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the Words are by John Jamieson, John Johnstone (1867)
"moggans, i. ¡¡I, 1. Long sleeves for a woman's arms, S. В. Roa. 2. Hose without
feet, Aberd. ... boot-hose, moggans, i. pi. ..."
3. A Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the Words are Explained in by John Jamieson (1867)
"GARDY-moggans, ». pi: moggans tor potting on the arms, Aberd. GARDY-PICK, ». "
Ao expression of great disgust," Gall. ..."
4. The Book of Ellon by Alexander Inkson McConnochie (1901)
"And a confusion of cause and effect coming upon him he began to be of opinion
that the " moggans " in which his feet had been invested were gifted with an ..."
5. John Cheap the Chapman's Library: The Scottish Chap Literature of Last by John Cheap, Dougal Graham (1877)
"Wae to the night I first began To mix my moggans wi' thee man: 'Tis needless now
to curse or ban, But deil hae me, Ye'll pay an' sit, for sit ye can, ..."
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