Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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PLANET, n. Also plannit, plenit; plennit (Slk. 1827 Hogg Shep. Cal. (1874) xvii.). Sc. forms and usage: an area of ground, a locality, region. Comb. planet-shower, a heavy, but localised, shower of rain, a downpour in one restricted area (Uls. 1880 Patterson Gl.). Also in reduced form planet, plenit, id. Cf. Eng. dial. to rain in (by) planets, to pour in one area but not in another.Sh. 1836 Gentleman's Mag. II. 592:
Ir de onie piogies a yun plannit whaar duz bydin?Bwk. 1947:
A thunnery plenit. A plenit o' rain.
