Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A dialectal (Scotch) variant of
wholesome .
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Examples
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"Mebbe ye're richt," said Tavish, tossing off the spirit; "it's a fine hailsome trink for a grown man, but -- Na, na, Scood, if ye're thirsty, laddie, there's plenty coot watter in the river."
Three Boys or the Chiefs of the Clan Mackhai George Manville Fenn 1870
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