Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1863
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PLINTH, n. Sc. building usage: the layer of bricks or stones at the top of a wall, the uppermost projecting part of a cornice, “the eaves course or wall head course” (Sc. 1952 Builder (20 June) 942). Rare or obs. in Eng.Ayr. 1863 J. Paterson Hist. Ayr. & Wgt. I. 216:
The plinth at the top of the walls was composed of the same material.
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