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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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ADVEECE, n. Sc. form and usage of Eng. advice, occas. used with indef. art. and in pl. = (a) piece(s) of advice. See P.L.D. § 61.Ayr. 1790 Burns Tam o' Shanter 35–6:
How many lengthen'd, sage advices, The husband frae the wife despises. Ags. 1794 Tam Thrum Look before ye Loup II. 42:
Ye gae me a gude advice. Ags. 1853 W. Blair Aberbrothock 26, 69:
I dinna want tae faut ye by thir adveeces an' sae like. . . . Baith grit an' sma' fouk teuk her adveece. Bwk. 1859 P. Landreth J. Spindle 67:
They should do their plain dutie an' save their dear minister's life, by giein him a good advice.