Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1879
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FINSTER, n. A find, a discovery; an object found, esp. something worth finding (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928); 1914 Angus Gl.), sometimes ironical (Sh.10 1951).Sh. 1879 Shet. Times (22 March):
I fan dem i' da hill, an' dey wir naethin' freer as a finster.
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