Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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Quotation dates: 1742
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STRATHDON, prop. n. In phr. Strathdon pas, appar. meant to indicate some step in a Highland dance, fig. used in quot. of a sudden getaway, a side-step, "a hop, skip and jump." But the usage is prob. nonce.Sc. 1742 Caled. Mercury (12 July):
The Pannel, . . . assumed Courage and tossing his Plaid over his Shoulder, tripped out of Court with a Strathdon Pas, before the Writ of Detainer could be got signed.
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