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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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FETTESIAN, prop.n. A member, esp. a former pupil, of the boys' school, Fettes College, Edinburgh. [fɛ′tiȝən] [From Sir William Fettes (1750-1836), merchant and Lord Provost of Edinburgh, who founded the endowment for the school in 1830.]
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"Fettesian prop. n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 25 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snd00088758>
