Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: <1700, 1700-1892, 1953
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SCROLL, n., v. Sc. usages. For Sc. forms see Scrow, n.1, v.
I. n. 1. A rough draft or copy of a piece of writing (Sc. 1812 W. Angus Eng. Grammar 337); a piece of paper, writing-pad, book or the like for writing drafts or rough notes (Ork., ne.Sc., Ags. 1969).Sc. 1698 J. Kirkwood Plea before Kirk 30:
The Heads or Scrole thereof, as a Memorandum of what he gave in.Arg. 1744 Trans. Gael. Soc. Inv. XXI. 147:
I wish you wowd send in the Shirref's answer to my sister's Letter or a scroll, as likewise a scroll of the Judicial Rentall taken by Airds and Esraggan.Sc. 1767 Boswell In Search of a Wife (Pottle 1957) 53:
I immediately wrote her a letter of which I enclose the scroll for your perusal.Sc. 1891 Scots Mag. (Dec.) 26:
I have not got my notes on the last three lectures copied out. They are still in the scroll.
Hence combs. (1) scroll-book, a book in which drafts or copies of documents are written; a school rough-note-book (Edb. 1970); (2) scroll cash-book, a rough-draft cash-book; (3) scroll-copy, a draft or fair copy; (4) scroll note, a rough note.(1) Sc. 1774 J. Maclaurin Crim. Cases xviii.:
The book in which the depositions, confessions, sentences, etc. are taken down, and signed by the witnesses, parties, and judges, is called the Scroll-book.Fif. 1862 St. Andrews Gazette (15 Aug.):
A minute of a Water Committee written in a scroll-book of Mr. Steele's.(2) Slg. 1857 Edb. Ev. Courant (26 Sept.):
Either in the scroll cash-book, clean cash-book, or ledger.(3) Sc. 1790 Lockhart Scott vi.:
I send you the scroll copy of an essay on the origin of the feudal system.Fif. 1845 Stat. Acc.2 IX. 748:
There are duplicates for considerable periods, the scroll copy of the minutes having been preserved.(4) Abd. 1953:
My grocer keeps a scroll behind the counter and makes a scroll note of any minor matter which is not important enough for a proper invoice.
2. A story, relation, account.Abd. 1892 Innes Rev. (Spring 1956) 22:
It['s] a gey queer scroll aboot them.
II. v. To make a copy of (a document), to engross, to take copies.Sc. 1730 T. Boston Acct. My Life (1908) 305:
The Account of My Life as scrolled in shorthand characters.Sc. 1744 Caled. Mercury (22 March):
The Decreet Arbitral determining the Claims of the Creditors on the Estate of Burleigh . . . is now scrolled.Sc. 1814 Scott Waverley xlii.:
He wald scroll for a plack the sheet.Slk. 1875 Border Treasury (13 March) 373:
A young chap that's gleg an' correck at figures, an' can scroll page after page.
