Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BACKIN', n.2 The address. Gen.Sc.Abd.(D) 1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb 85:
He never wrote letters, except on very pressing emergencies. . . . It was not the mere writing that dismayed him, it was the composition — “foo to begin” — and the “backin'.”
