Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1723
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PROVERB, n. Sc. usage, in pl., construed as coll. sing.: a separately bound copy of the Book of Proverbs in the Bible, at one time in common use as a schoolbook. See also Pair, n., 3. (2). Obs.Bwk. 1723 R. Gibson Old Bwk. Town (1905) 98:
For a proverbs resting and an ounce of candie and a loaf when he was sick, 4s.
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