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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1818
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†BRIEF, n.2 In phr. the brief and the lang o't = Eng. phr. "the long and the short of it."Sc. 1818 Scott Rob Roy xxiv.:
I ken when I hae a gude master, and deil be in my feet gin I leave ye — and there's the brief and the lang o't.
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"Brief n.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 17 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/brief_n2>
