Usually means: Slang for foolish person; Scottish.
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  1. Sawney, sawney: Merriam-Webster
  2. Sawney: Collins English Dictionary
  3. Sawney, sawney: Wordnik
  4. Sawney, sawney: Wiktionary
  5. Sawney: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. Sawney: Rhymezone
  7. Sawney: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. sawney, sawney, sawney, sawney, Sawney: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Definitions from Wiktionary (Sawney)

noun:  (countable) A fool, an idiot.
noun:  (UK, thieves' cant, obsolete, uncountable) Bacon.
adjective:  foolish, stupid
noun:  A diminutive of the male given name Alexander, of Scots origin.
noun:  (archaic, derogatory) A Scotsman.

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