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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
¶MEIN, int. A call to a horse to go to the right (Dmf. 1933–5 Trans. Dmf. & Gall. Antiq. Soc. 328).
[Of doubtful authenticity. Appar. a variant of Wynd, q.v., which gen. conveys a command to go to the left.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Mein interj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 20 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/mein>
