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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1818
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†LIN, n.3 The lime tree, Tilia Europaea. [lɪn]Cld. 1818 Scots Mag. (Aug.) 155:
There he stude, quakan, lith an' limb, like the leaf o' the lin.
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"Lin n.3". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/lin_n3>
