Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1897-1949
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PANTIN, n. Also paantin, pantan. A soft shoe, a slipper.Sh. 1897 Shetland News (15 May):
What i' Gjöd's name is tempid dee ta come butt ower da cauld weet flür 'ithoot dy pantins?Sh. 1928 Manson's Sh. Almanac 186:
[He] changed his rivlins for his best pantans.Sh. 1949 J. Gray Lowrie 83:
To . . . stick me feet i' da pantans an com wi' her.
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