Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
TOKEN, n. Sc. usage: a miner's tally for the amount of coal he has cut (Dmb. 1972 Patterns in Folk-Speech (Wakelin) 41).