Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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¶NOVICE, n. Sc. nonce usage: a peculiar idea, an eccentric way of behaving.Rnf. 1876 D. Gilmour Paisley Weavers 63–4:
Some o' us will hae tae lay by oor novices when we gae tae the holy city, for naething oot o' harmony can exist there . . . Ane hardly kens what ye wad be ettlin' at, every ane has a new novice o' her ain.
