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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1821, 1879
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AUGHT, n.1 In the phrase in my aught (and the like) = in my estimation.Sc.(E) 1879 P. H. Waddell Isaiah v. 21:
Wae's them sae far-seen, ay i' their ain een; sae sikker an' straught, ay i' their ain aught.Ayr. 1821 Galt Annals of the Par. v.:
He was nae dumb in my aught at the Latin or any other language.
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