Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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POTHEC, n. Aphetic form of Hypothec, q.v. [′poθɪk]Abd. 1892 Innes Review (Autumn 1956) 91:
Sometimes the gaugers wad cam' and tak' the hale pother[sic].