Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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†FORE-BAR, n. In the old Court of Session, the bar at which the advocates pleaded causes of first instance.Sc. 1714 Forbes Decisions Pref. ii.:
In the middle of the South-side of this Outer-House, at some Distance from the Wall, there is a Bar to which Advocates ascend by some Steps to plead, called the Fore-Bar, with respect to one less conspicuous on the East-side of the Hall, called the Side-Bar, where Causes formerly heard at the Fore-Bar are considered.Sc. 1818 Scott H. Midlothian v.:
I heard ye say . . . as plain as ever I heard a word at the fore-bar.Sc. 1824 Scott Redgauntlet i.:
He is no figure for the fore-bar to see without laughing.
