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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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BAN, n.¹ Nonce usage: appar. a curse, accursed thing.Abd. 1874 W. Scott Dowie Nicht 66:
Ilk honest, open heart shall say, "We hate grog in the lan'; An', by oor word and by oor troth, We'se never taste the ban."Lth. 1920 A. Dodds Songs of the Fields 28:
Till weemin 'gan tae cry a ban On sic like witch behavin'.Ayr. 1801 Burns Reply to a Trimming Ep. (Cent. ed.) v.:
An' sairly thole their mither's ban Afore the howdy.