Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1877-1908
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APER, APPER, v., tr. and intr. [′a(:)pər]
1. tr. (a) To hinder; (b) to recall (esp. a dog).(a) Sh.(D) 1877 G. Stewart Sh. Fireside Tales (1892) 204:
I kent weel dis wid happen, bit he widna be appered.(b) Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
To aper de dog.
2. intr. (a) To change one's mind; (b) to obey, esp. of a dog called back.Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
(a) He would no aper, he would not budge. (b) De dog will no aper; is he a guid aperin dog?
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