Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1896-1938
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CONVERSATION, n. Elliptical for conversation sweet or lozenge, a flat sweet of varying shape with a motto inscribed on it (Bnff.2, Abd.22, Ags.2, Lnk.3 1937).Sc. 1925 R. Fleming in Scots Mag. (March) 472:
Syne the American chap gies me a hairtshapit sweetie . . . an' again I ripes my pouch an' brings oot a roun' conversation, an' it says — "Ask me another."Slg. 1896 W. Harvey Kennethcrook 41:
The centre was occupied by pan-drops, peppermints, conversations, and other sweets.Edb. 1938 Fred Urquhart Time Will Knit (1988) 106:
... he was that nervous and excited that when the first turn finished and he began to clap he knocked the parcel off his knee, and all the conversation sweeties and ju-jubes scattered.
