Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1724-1894
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PRACTEEZE, v. Also practe(e)se, practize. Sc. forms and usages of Eng. practise, retaining the earlier Eng. pronunc. with the stress on the second syllable (Lth. 1883 M. Oliphant It was a Lover xxxix; Cai., ne.Sc., Ags. 1966).Abd. a.1768 A. Ross Helenore (S.T.S.) 131:
We never thought it wrang to ca' a prey, Our auld forbears practis'd it a' their days.Dmf. 1808 J. Mayne Siller Gun 11:
Scouring gun-barrels i' the river — At marks practizing.Sc. 1860 Royal Caled. Curling Club Annual 221:
When ilka man is marchin' oot Practeezin' wi' the gun.Ags. 1894 J. B. Salmond My Man Sandy (1899) xiii.:
He was practeesin' seekin' the tickets at the station.
Vbl.n. practeezing, specif. applied to a dancing-class (Ork. 1966). Comb. practeezin stick, the chanter of a bagpipe, used by itself when practising (Cai. 1966).Rs. 1724 W. McGill Old Ross-shire (1909) 147:
Given her at a practiceing.Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 380:
Partners are taken to the practeezings and balls.Ayr. 1826 Galt Last of the Lairds xiv.:
It must be a great while since ye were at a practeesing, for really ye're very stiff in the joints.Sc. 1827 Scott Surgeon's Daughter iii.:
Both were gay, fond of dancing, and sedulous attendants of the practeezings, as he called them, of Mr. M'Fittoch, a dancing-master.
