Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1825, 1894-1929
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AIR, v. To taste; to sniff, smell (Ork. 1975). [ɛr (Marw.)]Ork. 1825 Jam.2:
To air, to taste. (So also for Sh. and Ork., Edm. Gl. 1866.)Ork. 1929 Marw.:
Air, to taste. “I never aired it” — i.e. tasted it. This is prob. Scots in the sense of “get an air or whiff.Ags. 1894 J. F. Mills Jamie Donaldson 3:
I found the old man lying at his ease "airin' the ingin bed", as he said.
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