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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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MENTION, n. Also ¶mensjon. Sc. usage: a fraction, particle, a modicum, a shade, a trifle (Uls. a.1908 Traynor (1953); Sh. 1914 Angus Gl., mensjon; I.Sc. 1962). Obs. in Eng. since 17th c.Sh. 1891 J. Burgess Rasmie's Büddie 11:
An taks him a hyst wi a mention o strent, An sae on da brig-staens I laands him his lent.Sh. 1898 J. Burgess Tang 2:
He was, as he used to say himself in the language of one of his many callings, “jöst a mention aff o da plumb”.