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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1709
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¶FRACTIVE, adj. Brittle, fragile.Sc. 1709 Burgh Rec. Gsw. (B.R.S.) 440:
Neither like silver nor iron forging from which there flows fractive or bruckle matter.
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"Fractive adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 16 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/fractive>
