Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1898, 1949
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VENOM, n. Also venim. Sh. usage: a spiteful, vicious person or animal, a very objectionable creature.Sh. 1898 Shetland News (21 May):
He begood an' guid up ta Ibbie an' her midder — idle venim.Sh. 1949 J. Gray Lowrie 34:
I wid truly laek ta ken what oose dat venoms can be fur.
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