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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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FAA, n. Also fa, ffa. The entrails of a slaughtered animal, used for sausages, etc. (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl.; Sh.¹⁰, Ork.⁵ 1950, Cai.³, Bnff.² 1941); “all but the four quarters, the hide, and the tallow” (Sh. 1914 Angus Gl.).Sh. 1762 W. Sandison Merchant's Day-Book 92:
To John Tait the best ox ffa and a side of beef. . . . To Magnus Bult a ffa at 2sh. 6d.Sh. 1906 T. P. Ollason Spindrift 115:
Dere wis I made oot a bonnie ting o' faa dis moarnin' fir tenpence, an' wis just boilin' da twa puddins, whin in cam' he.Ork. 1915 Old-Lore Misc. VIII. i. 44:
Da folk at waas i Cletyan dan killed a golt, an' whin he waas apened dey gaed da fa tae a boosam bit o lass.Sh. 1948 Scots Mag. (March) 455:
Grandfather said he had had two lambs set aside for us, so we would get fresh mutton and have the faas to make puddings with.