Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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A-SMASH, adj. In pieces.Abd.(D) c.1750 R. Forbes Journal from London, etc. (1767) 13:
For fear I shou'd hae gotten . . . some o' my banes broken or dung a-smash.