Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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†WANTON-MEAT, n.comb. An entertainment or party, consisting of food, sweetmeats and spirits, held within a household to celebrate the birth of a child (Rxb. 1825 Jam.). Cf. Blithemeat, merry-meat s.v. Merry, 1. (13), id.Dmf. 1823 J. Kennedy Poems 67:
Nae dirt, I wat, stuck to his feet On gatherin' in the wanton meat.
