Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1890
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‡GOSHENS, n.pl. Abundance, plenty (Abd., Peb. 1955), gen. used of fish (Abd.27 c.1920); “used by Kincardineshire fishermen, often referring to a good catch” (Abd.21 c.1930). [′goʃənz]Sc. 1890 Chambers's Jnl. (14 June) 369:
The tiny dormice gathering their winter hoards from the Goshens of nuts below.
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