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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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WITHIN, prep. Also wi'in (s.Sc. 1925 H. McDiarmid Sangschaw 44; Abd. 1931 D. Campbell Uncle Andie 39). [wɪ′θɪn]

Sc. phrs. with refl. prons.: (1) of a house: self-contained, occupied by one family only, not shared in its accommodation (Sc. 1803 Three Banks Review (Dec. 1960) 42; ne.Sc. 1974); (2) of one's own, independently owned, reserved for oneself. Obs. in Eng.(1) Sc. 1763 Caled. Mercury (10 Oct.) 487:
A Lodging, within itself, at the foot of Carrubber's close, consisting of six rooms, and a kitchen, with cellars, and other conveniences, genteely furnished.Sc. 1780 Caled. Mercury (8 Nov.):
A Large House, all within itself, with a water-pipe, area, and other conveniences.Edb. 1801 Edb. Weekly Jnl. (4 Feb.) 34:
That House containing seven rooms and a kitchen, all within itself, with a water pipe, cellar, and many other conveniences.Sc. 1815 Scott Guy M. xxxvi.:
Building houses within themselves, as they are emphatically termed.Sc. 1899 W. Harvey Sc. Life 458:
Besides a washin'-hoose an' a coal-cellar we've got a fine bleachin'-green an' a place for hens, a' within wursel's.(2) Bwk. 1912 J. Burleigh Ednam 126:
Oh! It's nae difficulty for us, for ye see, we hae a coo within oorsels!