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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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†DUDDINGSTON-DINNER, n. comb. “A sheep head and haggis” (Sc. 1822 H. Ainslie Land of Burns 180).
[Prob. from the fact that an annual dinner, at which sheep's head appeared on the menu, was held in the Sheep Heid Inn, Duddingston.]
