Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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OBJECTION, n. Used in pl. in Sc. in phr. to have no objections, where Eng. has the sing. Gen.Sc.Sc. 1782 J. Sinclair Ob. Sc. Dial 60:
I have no objections to ride out with you to-day.Sc. 1819 Scott Letters (Cent. Ed.) V. 317:
He had no objections to drink half a bottle of claret with a friend.
