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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III). Includes material from the 1976 and 2005 supplements.
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CONTENT, n. A drink made of hot water, milk and sugar (Ags.¹⁷, Fif.¹⁰ 1942; Edb. c.1880 (per Slg.³); Arg.¹ 1942). [kɔn′tɛnt]Sc. 1857 J. W. Carlyle Letters (Carlyle 1903) II. 133:
I take no tea, - only what they call in Scotland "content" - not even that quite, for I take milk and water without sugar.Bnff.² 1942:
Ma mither taks nithing bit a cup o' content t' her supper.e.Lth. 1913 John Muir The Story of My Boyhood and Youth (1987) 21:
It consisted, as far as we children were concerned, of half a slice of white bread without butter, barley scone, and warm water with a little milk and sugar in it, a beverage called 'content', which warmed but neither cheered nor inebriated.Ayr. 1833 Galt Eben Erskine I. i.:
I still recollect her cheerfulness over content, after having reserved her tea for a needy winner.