Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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SLAVE, n. Also slaive. Ags. variant of sleeve (Ags. 1960 Dundee Courier (16 April) 6). See P.L.D. § 88.Ags. 1995 Courier 18 Mar :
"I remember the recipe [for a tattie-bogle] was also a good lesson in old Scots words."
"No problem," says our Diarist. "Here it is -
"First you need a neep for his head, ... and then his slaives have to be tied to his shakkles with bits of sparty. "
