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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1896
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‡GATE-SLAP, n. comb. An opening in a wall, hedge, etc., forming a gateway (Bnff., Abd., Ags., Dmf. 1954).Kcb. 1896 Crockett Grey Man xxvii.:
There, at the gate-slap, I leaped down.
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"Gate-slap n. comb.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 16 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/gateslap>
