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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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DEESIDE, n. Name of Abd. district, used attrib. in phrs.: 1. Deeside dichtin, a spanking; 2. to gie a Deeside dichtin, “to clean everything away smartly” (Upp. Deeside 1917 (per Abd.⁸)).1. Abd. 1915 H. Beaton Back o' Benachie 23:
His mother threw him ower her knee and gave him “Deeside dichtin.”Ags. 1830 Perthshire Adv. (20 May):
An' I had my fingers owre them, I wad gie them a Deeside dightin'.