Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1788-1826
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FATE, n. Sc. form of Eng. feat. See E, 3. (2) and cf. P.L.D. §88. [fe:t]Rnf. 1788 E. Picken Poems 34:
But nane o' them did fates like thine.Sc. 1826 Wilson Noctes Amb. (1855) I. 242:
Tickler. What tricks did the imps perform? Shepherd. They werena tricks — they were fates.
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