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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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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: 1837-1838

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SKIDE, v. Also reduced form ski. To skate, slide (Bwk. 1904 E.D.D., ski).Bwk. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XII. 156:
I canna skide here; for the ice is aw nugglie.

[Orig. doubtful. If genuine, the word may be a nonce conflation of skate and slide, ski being adapted from Eng. ski, to go on skis.]

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