Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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SUIST, n. A quantity or abundance (Bwk. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XII. 214).
[Orig. obscure.? Aphetie form of Subsist.]