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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

DISCHAIRGE, v. and n. Gen.Sc. form of Eng. discharge.Sc. 1893 R. L. Stevenson Catriona xv.:
The governor, seeing him resolved, gied him his dischairge.Abd. 1863 G. Macdonald D. Elginbrod i. vi.:
Do ye ca' that dischairgin' yer duty to my bairns.m.Sc. 1997 Liz Niven Past Presents 14:
Bairn o seven dischairged
Fae watching the slauchter.

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