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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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†BY-SLEEVE, n. comb. Lit. an oversleeve. Used fig. in quot. = a dependent, a hanger-on, a nonentity.Fif. 1715 John, Master of Sinclair Memoirs Insurr. Scot. (1858) 234:
For Linlithgow was but a by-sleeve, and only followed implicitlie, without either designe or judgement.
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"By-sleeve n. comb.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 2 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/bysleeve>
