Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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SUSSIN, n. A very small quantity (Bnff. 1886 Gregor D. Bnff. 187).
[Prob. a back-formation from *sussnins, a reduced or slurred form of Sistance, q.v.]