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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1685

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Scoonschion, n. ? Perhaps erroneous for Sconce n.2, by confusion with Scuncheo(u)n n. Cf. later Sc. Sconce v.2 ‘a nonce or reduced form of Scuncheon’ (SND). —1685 Proceedings of Society of Antiquaries LVIII 363.
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