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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1899-1900
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SCALE, n.3 Gsw. slang usage, prob. of Eng. scale, a thin plate or lamina of metal or a fish's scale: a sixpence.ne.Sc. a.1900 Bothy Songs (Ord 1930) 373:
I gaed in and drank four and sixpence, And a' 'twas left was a crooked scale.
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"Scale n.3". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/scale_n3>
