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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1827
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†NISY DOMINIE, n.comb. A nick-name given to one of the body of Town-Officers, who attend the Magistrates of Edinburgh.Sc. 1827 C. I. Johnstone Eliz. de Bruce II. xi.:
Have I served my king and country for eighteen years to be brow-beat by even a nisy dominie like you?
