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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Quotation dates: 1897-1904

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‡SURRENDER, n. Sc. usage in phr. at an awfu' surrender, at a great rate, at break-neck speed (Bnff. 1971).Mry. 1897 J. Mackinnon Braefoot Sk. 157:
Bell Howieson's awa' doon the toon at an awfu' surrender.Bnff. 1904 E.D.D.:
He drove his gig down hill at an awfu' surrender.

[A formal adaptation of Eng. surrender as an intensive variant of Render, n.2, with extension of meaning.]

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