Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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Quotation dates: 1843
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SKETCH, n.2 Also skaitch. Sc. usage: a brief period of time, a short spell (Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B., Rxb. 1970); a slight attack of illness, a touch.wm.Sc. 1843 Children in Trades Report (2) i 6:
If she gets the least “sketch of cold” she gets a “boil” in her throat often.
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