Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1742
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ACCEPT, v. Followed by an inf. A Scotticism = consent. (Rare.)Sc. 1742 Kames Decis. Crt. Sess. (1799) 39:
A man who accepts to be deacon of such an incorporation, has no reason to apprehend danger from public debt.
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