Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1880
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TOAST, v. Sc. usages in deriv. and phr.
(1) toaster, a †stone or metal rack for drying and toasting oatcakes in front of an open fire after baking (Sc. 1911 S.D.D., Ayr. 1928; Abd., Ags. 1972). Also toasting-stone (see quot.); (2) to toast the fork, to offer something in exchange for a shopkeeper's wares, barter (Ayr. 1930).(1) Sc. 1880 A. Mitchell Past in Present 240–1:
The toasting stone for toasting oatcakes before an “open fire”. The face of the stone is cut away so as to leave a semi-circular ledge to support the edge of the cake. . . . Another specimen of a stone toaster . . . bears the date 1786.
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