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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1890
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¶SMITE, n.2 A blow, loss, set-back.Ags. 1890 A. N. Simpson Muirside Memories 64:
The man gets gey smites sometimes, for thae plewmen chiels are no very ta'en up aboot peyin!
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"Smite n.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 12 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/smite_n2>
