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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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DAT, adj., pron., adv. I.Sc. form of that, both in St.Eng. and dial. usages. See P.L.D. § 165.Sh. 1928 J. Gray Lowrie an' da Wadder Forecast in Shetland Times:
Hit's been alterin' dat fast.Sh. 1994 Laureen Johnson in James Robertson A Tongue in Yer Heid 168:
Mam wis aye warnin me. I wis ta watch dis een, an look oot for dat een, and mind foo I spak, an foo I lookit, an wha I spak tae, an ta steer clear o nearly every thing an every een at you could name.Ork.(D) 1880 Dennison Sketch Bk. 3:
For he tankid de Lord for gaean' Charlie the kingdom an dat wus tankin him for what he niver deud.