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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1721-1725

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†JANGO, n. Some kind of liquor. Appar. a Sc. slang or cant term.Sc. 1721 Ramsay Poems (S.T.S.) I. 23:
Whan e'er ye meet a Fool that's fow . . . Drive at the Jango till he spew, Syn he'll sleep soun.Kcb. 1725 Kcb. Testaments MS. (25 Nov.):
Due by him therteen pence half pennie as the pryce of jango drunk in the house.

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