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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

FANTOUN, n. A phantom. Here used attrib.Per. 1935 W. Soutar Poems in Scots 25:
There's monie a march o' fantoun grund The forret fit has never fund.

[A modern adaptation of O.Sc. fantoun, fanton, a phantom (c.1420).]

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