Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1782, 1920
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DARTH, n.
1. Scarcity, with high prices.Bnff. 1782 W. Cramond Ch. of Fordyce (1886) 65:
Present darth and threatened famine.
2. Costliness, high price. Cf. Dearth.Abd. 1920 A. Robb MS.:
Ye'll jist get them [masons' aprons] made for fat the mountin's cost me at the choppie and that'll be darth eneuch for peer prentices.
