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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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SHOCK, n. Sc. usage: a paralytic stroke; a cerebral hemorrhage or thrombosis. Gen.Sc.Ayr. 1896 H. Johnston Dr Congalton xxiv.:
The mistress of Windy-Yett had taken “a terrible turn — a shock or something”.Abd. 1955 W. P. Milne Eppie Elrick xxx.:
Haein teen a shock an' soocht awa in 'is sleep.Gsw. 1947 Margaret Hamilton in Moira Burgess and Hamish Whyte Streets of Stone (1985) 54:
Her mother had taken a shock which left her paralysed down one side, and Jenny could not be away from her for more than a few hours at a time. Sth. 1996 Eddie Davies in Timothy Neat The Summer Walkers: Travelling People and Pearl-Fishers in the Highlands of Scotland 34:
' ... Just keep out of the pools!' And they both laughed. He'd been over in France himself - but he was a pig of a man! I think he took a shock and died, twelve years before my grandfather.