Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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ION, n. A variant spelling of Eean, q.v., a one-year-old cow (Abd. 1825 Jam.; Bch. 1897 Trans. Bch. Field Club IV. 81); a horse (Sc. 1911 S.D.D.).
