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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
SKIRMISH, n., v.1 Also in vbl.n. skirmishin. Sc. usage: a slight drifting snowfall, a flurry of snow (ne.Sc. 1970).
[Cf. the somewhat sim. semantic development of Eng. flurry.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Skirmish n., v.1". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 8 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/skirmish_n_v1>
