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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1816
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ASTHMATICS, n. Sc. for asthma.Sc. 1816 Scott O. Mortality xiv.:
"And I say" cried Mause . . . "that wi' this auld breath o' mine, and it's sair taen down wi' the asthmatics and this rough trot."
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"Asthmatics n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 20 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/asthmatics>
