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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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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.
SKIRMISH, n., v.1 Also in vbl.n. skirmishin. Sc. usage: a slight drifting snowfall, a flurry of snow (ne.Sc. 1970).
[Cf. the somewhat sim. semantic development of Eng. flurry.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Skirmish n., v.1". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 24 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/skirmish_n_v1>
