Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1794, 1856
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SHARE, v.1 Sc. usages: vbl.n. sharin, one's share or portion; phr. ¶to share a staff, to distribute or deal out blows.m.Lth. 1794 G. Robertson Har'st Rig (1801) 22:
'Gainst this the master is set fair, And vows bedeen, that he will share His staff amang them.Edb. 1856 J. Ballantine Poems 36:
While the bicker gaed round, Nanny aye got a sharin'.
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