sawney noun, adjective, & verb. ['sɔ:ni] colloq. L17.
[Local var. of SANDY noun.]
A. noun.
1. A simpleton, a fool. L17.

2. (Freq. Sawney.) (A nickname for) a Scotsman. derog. E18.

3. Bacon. Now rare or obsolete. E19.
b. adjective. Foolish, stupid; foolishly sentimental. E19.
C. verb intrans. Play the fool; wheedle. Now rare. E19.

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