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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1904-1935
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BLOCK, v., n.2
1. v.
(1) "To exchange; as, 'to block a shilling,' to exchange it, i.e. to bargain by accepting copper in lieu of it" (Dmf. 1825 Jam.2).
(2) To exchange money for a drink.Bnff.2 1935:
Come awa into Tibbie's an' I'll block a shillin' wi' ye.
2. n. Bargain, agreement. Arch.Sc. 1904 Bewick and Graham in Ballads (ed. Child) No. 211, liv.:
With that bespoke my good lord Grahame: "O man, I have lost the better block; I have lost my comfort and my joy, I have lost my key, I have lost my lock."
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