Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1859-1860
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ADVERTEESEMENT, n. Also advertysement (Ags. 1826 A. Balfour Highland Mary III. i.). Advertisement. [ɑdvər′ti:zmənt, ɑdvər′tɑezmənt]Rxb. a.1860 J. Younger Autobiog. (1881) 86–87:
Od, ma man, ye sal be welcome to as muckle paste as'll plaister a' the doors o' the town o'er wi' adverteesements!
