chiefly Scottish
■ noun a strong dislike.
↘a source of irritation or strong dislike.
■ verb feel disgust or strong dislike.
Origin
ME (first used in the sense 'shrink back with fear'): of unknown origin.
chiefly Scottish
■ noun a strong dislike.
↘a source of irritation or strong dislike.
■ verb feel disgust or strong dislike.
Origin
ME (first used in the sense 'shrink back with fear'): of unknown origin.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004