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dandelion

19th September 2010, 18:40
20a. English in tartan trousers rejected by heavy in Glasgow (6)
S W E E - -

I keep thinking of "trews" and E for English. But I'm stumped.
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chips

19th September 2010, 18:41
sweert
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dandelion

19th September 2010, 18:44
Thanks Chips. What on earth is sweert? I couldn't find a definition anywhere.
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chips

19th September 2010, 18:46
It's in Chambers with a couple of variations - Scottish dialect, heavy,grievous, sluggish.
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ajt

19th September 2010, 18:47
It's a scottish word meaning heavy, and it's in Chambers
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dandelion

19th September 2010, 18:50
Many thanks Chips and AJT. It seems that Chambers is King. Maybe,if I'm lucky, I'll find Chambers in my Christmas Stocking.
All the best.
Dandelion
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