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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†CUMFETHIS, n.pl. “Sweetmeats. It represents a pron[unciation] which is still common” (Sc. 1887 Jam.6).
[O.Sc. has cumfeyth, id., 1543, variant of cumfeit, 1539 (D.O.S.T.); O.Fr. confit, Eng. comfit.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Cumfethis n. pl.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 7 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/cumfethis>
