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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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SUSPEECION, n. Gen.Sc. form of Eng. suspicion (Abd. 1926 Abd. Univ. Review (July) 222). Sim. suspeecious, adj., suspicious. See P.L.D. § 45. [səs′piʃ-]Edb. 1994 Douglas McKenzie in James Roberston A Tongue in Yer Heid 9:
He wis suspeecious o her red face. If he'd seen the wee jig an the quiet heech behind his back, his suspeecions wad hae been confirmed.
