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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SCAD, n. Also ska(a)d. A hurry, flurry, fluster, haste, a bustling crowd (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), Sh. 1969).Sh. 1897 Shetland News (14 Aug.):
Dey 'at wir in a scad ta get sheep an' lambs wi' muckle tails is finin' da frost o' hit noo.Jak.:
Der'r been a skad o' folk here a' day.Sh. 1949 J. Gray Lowrie 21:
Kirsie wis i' da grittest scad.