Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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AWANT, adv. With o: for want of (Abd., em.Sc. (b), wm.Sc. 1975). See A, prep.2Ags. 1886 Brechin Advertiser (March) 3:
But fat's to be dune awant o' the men gin they a' win awa. Ags. 1894 J. B. Salmond Bawbee Bowden (1922) 63:
He'll tak' ill awant o'd.
