Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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¶STRIFFEN, n. Starch (Sh. 1825 Jam.).
[A mistake for stiffin, id. (see Stiff, v.), phs. due to formal confusion with Striffin below.]