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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.
DRONE, n.3 The boy at the foot of the class (Sc. 1818 Sawers Dict. Sc. Lang., Clc. 1943 (per Fif.13)).
[An extended use of Eng. drone, a sluggard, idler.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Drone n.3". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/drone_n3>
