Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1877-1920
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APOTHEC(K), APOTHIC(K), n., colloq. in phr. "the hale apothec" = the whole "concern," the whole of anything. [ə′pɔθɪ̢k]Sc. 1909 Colville L. Scots 86:
Nothing can be more comprehensive than "the hale-apothick."Sc. 1920 D. Rorie The Auld Doctor 30:
An' the haill apotheck lay in spails, As the grey mear warsled free.Mry.(D) 1897 J. Mackinnon Braefoot Sketches (1908) 44:
A'll . . . get the whole apothic o' ye pitten intae the lock-up.Kcb. 1877 "Saxon" (ed.) Gall. Gossip 227:
[She] burned the whole apotheck.
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