Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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REPLENISH, v. Sc. ‡usage: to repair, make good, refurnish, rehabilitate (Sh. 1968). Cf. Plenish.ne.Sc. 1891 A. Gordon Carglen 100:
There's a time for replenishin' your spade.Ayr. 1894 A. Laing Poems 86:
[To] use every effort to replenish their name.
