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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1866, 1919-1929
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LINE, v.2 Also †lyn(e). Sc. usages:
1. To beat, thrash (Sc. 1808 Jam.; Cai., Abd. 1961). Also in Eng. dial. Ppl.adj. linet, transf., exhausted, weary, done up (Abd. 1975). [ləint] Comb. line-him-out, a game in which a number of boys beat one of the party with their hats or caps (Ags. 1808 Jam.).Cai. 1919 J. Horne Poems 41:
An fan I line him wi a rowng.Abd.4 1929:
Be quate ir I'll line yer lug tae ye: Said to a child misbehaving.
2. Phr. to line one's luif, to cross one's palm (with money), to bribe (Cai. 1902 E.D.D.; Sh., n. and em.Sc., Lnk. 1961).Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 106:
He linet's live wee a poun' note.
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