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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1929
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LAITHIE, n. Also lethie (Jam.). A surfeit, a disgust (Lth. 1825 Jam.). Deriv. laithiement, superabundance, surfeit, a very large amount (Abd.6 1913). [′leθe]Abd.1 1929:
Tak a laithiement o' honey on yer breid, that'll gar ye grow bonnie an guid.
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