Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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KAISHIN, n. Also caishan. An aphetic form of Eng. occasion, reason, cause (Cai. 1959). [′keʃɪn]Sh. 1908 Old-Lore Misc. I. vii. 270:
Auld Daa had kaishin to mind upa dat riding o da hagries.Cai.7 1939:
Ye're cownan withoot caishan — said to a child howling without valid reason.
