capernoitien.
/kapəˈnɔɪti/, U.S. /ˌkæpərˈnɔɪdi/, Scottish English /kapərˈnɔɪtɪ/ Scottish.
Head, noddle.
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1819 St. Patrick III. 42 (Jam.) His capernoitie's no oure the bizzin' yet wi' the sight of the Loch fairies.
Derivatives
caperˈnoited adj. ‘crabbed, irritable, peevish’ (Jamieson); slightly affected in the head by drinking, muddle-headed, wrong-headed.
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1719 W. Hamilton Epist. to Ramsay ii, in A. Ramsey Poems I thought I shou'd turn capernoited.
1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet II. ii. 42 Cappernoited maggots and nonsense.
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caperˈnoitedness n.
caperˈnoity adj.
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1769 D. Herd Anc. & Mod. Scots Songs 43 She is..Sae capernoytie, and sae bonny.
1839 D. Webster in Whistle-Binkie 2nd Ser. 100 Of the stark acquavitæ they baith lo'ed a drappie, And when capernutie then aye unco happy.
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