Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1804, 1862
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DEILSHIP, n. Sc. form of Eng. devilship, used humorously as a title.Rnf. 1804 R. Tannahill Poems (1817) 268:
Else had the worthy auld wire scraper Been keepet for his D — lship's piper.Lnk. 1862 D. Wingate Poems 55:
Folks complain Aboot their deilships' length of chain.
