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noun
A coarse cloth made of undyed wool, formerly worn by Scottish peasants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, archaic, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Perhaps related to English hoiden (“rustic, clownish”) and gray.
