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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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¶TRIP-TROUT, n. comb. A game of shuttlecock in which a ball was used instead of the usual cork and feathers (Per., Knr. 1825 Jam.).
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