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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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LEVENTER, n. Sh. form of Eng. lavender. Red leventer, red lavender, a kind of tonic medicine, supposed to contain a percentage of alcohol, lavender-flavoured, and popular a generation ago (Sh.12 1960). [′lɛvəntər]Sh. 1949 J. Gray Lowrie 93:
Da fill o' da vial o' rid leventer.

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