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: 1923
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BATCH, n. As in St.Eng., but the following usage is regarded as dial. by N.E.D. (Rxb. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XII. 19). Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B. 50:
†Batch. A quantity of meal or flour milled, obtained, or given out for family use.