Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SLUG, n.1 Sc. usages of Eng. slug, sluggard, snail, etc.
1. As in Eng. Phr. a slug for the drink, a person who can drink a large quantity of liquor without showing signs of inebriation.Ayr. 1901 G. Douglas Green Shutters xvii.:
A “slug for the drink” is a man who soaks and never succumbs.
2. A sleep, doze, nap, a state of inactivity (wm., sm.Sc. 1970). Also in n.Eng. dial.Gall. 1904 E.D.D.:
A convalescent's wife said to me at her husband's bedside, ‘He taks a short slug noo an than'.
