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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1867, 1965
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SENSE, n. Essence, pith, juice (ne.Sc., Ags. 1970).Abd. 1867 A. Allardyce Goodwife 13:
The maat's weel socht, I'm sere; But fowk needs to tak a' the sense, Fan ilka thing's sae dear.Abd. 1965:
Ye've bilet aa the sense out o the puddin.
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"Sense n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/sense_n>
