Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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‡SCLAVE, n., v.1 [skle:v]
I. n. A slave, drudge (Bnff., Abd. 1969)
II. v. To slave, drudge (Bnff., Abd. 1969).
[See P.L.D. §69. O.Sc. sclave, a slave, 1513, Fr. esclave.]