Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BILL-SWEATER, n. A money lender.w.Sc. 1835 Laird of Logan I. 213:
A canny Scotchman, a sort of a bill-sweater, who know'd everybody.
