Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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‡INCRINE, v. To shrink to nothing, as of food, etc., by excessive boiling (Per. 1916 Wilson L. Strathearn 254).
[In, adv. + Crine, v., 1. (1).]