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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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GLENLIVET, n. Also -livat, -leevit. The name given to an old-established brand of whisky. [glɛn′li:vət]Sc. 1824 Scott St Ronan's W. xxxix:
The Captain offered a bet to Jekyl of a mutchkin of Glenlivat, that both would fall by the first fire.wm.Sc. 1835 Laird of Logan 103:
The delights especially of the never-to-be-forgotten Glenlivet.Edb. 1851 A. Maclagan Sk.from Nature 149:
Her coggie fu' o' strong Glenlivet, Heart-warmin' cheer!Fif. 1864 W. D. Latto T. Bodkin x.:
She wadna gie a gless o' ta guid Ferintosh or Glenlivat wi' a flan o' peat-reek in't, for a' yer far awa stuffs.Kcb. 1909 Crockett Rose of the Wilderness xxiii.:
Him that was pitten to death in a muckle cask o' Glenleevit, and, bein' a Wast Country man, died wi' thae memorable words on his lips, ‘This is no sae bad, but Lang John's the stuff!'