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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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AUCHTEENT, adj., ordinal num. Eighteenth. [′ɑxtint]Abd. 1877 W. Alexander Northern Rural Life 23:
It's nae marvel, for it's only the auchteent crap sin' it gat gweedin' (dunging).
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"Auchteent adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 2 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/auchteent>
