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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1863
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DECANTER, n. Sc. usage: a table jug (Sc. 1911 S.D.D.; Abd.27 1950).Abd. 1863 G. Macdonald D. Elginbrod iii. xxiv.:
I'll jist gang an' get a drappy o' het water in a decanter.
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"Decanter n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 3 Aug 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/decanter>
