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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

HASPAN, n. Also -en, -in. A young lad, a stripling (s.Sc. 1825 Jam.).Dmf. 1821 Blackwood's Mag. (Jan.) 402:
That sang-singing haspin o' a callant.Dmf. 1822 A. Cunningham Tales I. 297:
Am I to harm the white skin of this young raw haspen of a lad, unless I ken why and wherefore?

[Contr. form of half-span. Cf. Half-lang.]

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