Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1886-1919
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TINT, n.2 Sc. usage of Eng. tint, a colouring: a taste, touch, drop, small quantity, esp. of liquor (Sh. 1972). Also in Ir. and Eng. dial. Cf. Hue, id.Sh. 1886 J. Burgess Sketches 58:
Robbie got out his Yule bottle and gave them all a tint each.Sh. 1919 T. Manson Peat Comm. II. 56:
"Have a tint o the handle?" "A drop of something."
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