Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • A dialectal (Scotch) variant of wholesome.

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Examples

  • "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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