Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SELDOM, adj. Sc. usage: scanty, poor in quantity, meagre (Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.; Mry. 1969).Mry. 1955 Bulletin (3 May) 4:
Though the grass and clover are stretching brawly, the actual feeding value is what the folk here call “gey seldom.”
