I've always thought it was a corruption of the Gaelic word for 'Saxon'..
*rings dad*
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Captain Howdy,
Tue 22 Jun 2010, 21:44,
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Lowlander/Englishman are both perfectly acceptable definitions.
Nice one, Pa!
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Captain Howdy,
Tue 22 Jun 2010, 21:53,
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