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ITSEL, pron. Sc. form of Eng. itself.Sc. 2001 Herald 15 Sep 6:
Chicken and leeks. Cocky-leeky: so thick that the ladle "stauns o' itsel". It was this, and other classic meal-in-a-plate broths, which gave the Scots their reputation as experts of the long slow simmer, as well as masters of the subtle soup partnership. Sc. 2004 Sun 21 Feb :
Except it appears Britain'll put a monkey on Pluto before a Scotland team thinks for itsel again.ne.Sc. 2004 Press and Journal 31 May 12:
Proof o the esteem in which he wis held at the hotel itsel wis ere for aa tae see wi a full staff on duty an the maist lavish efter-funeral buffet Esma an I hid ivver set een upon, a centrepiece bein an ice effigy o a muckle salmon speecially carv't oot bi skeely hauns.
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