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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1819-1820
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†SAWPIENT, adj. Sc. form of Eng. sapient. [′sɑ:piənt]Slk. a.1820 Hogg Tales (1874) 188:
Yiddie's sawpient sayings about the end o' man.
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"Sawpient adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/sawpient>
