Etymology

Proper noun

1. of mostly Scottish usage.
   • 1994 RobertsonDavies, The Cunning Man, Viking 1995, ISBN 0670859117, page 168:

     Angus was a great enlargement of experience for me, because he illustrated how haphazardly Fate attributes names to her unoffending children. Angus McGubbin: a Scots giant, red-haired and scowling - wouldn't you think so?

2. A county in Scotland.
3. A black, hornless breed of beef cattle, originally from Scotland.
4. A nickname for the 0-8-8-0 train configuration.