Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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COONTENANCE, n. Gen.Sc. form of Eng. countenance (Kcb. 1901 R. Trotter Gall. Gossip 242; Lnk. 1951 G. Rae Howe o' Braefoot 165). Phr. to gie somebody one's coontenance, to look one straight in the face, freq. in neg. = to have a shifty look (Fif. 1975). [′kuntɪnəns]
