Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SAFE, adj. For Sc. forms see also Sauf.
Sc. usages in phr. and combs.: 1. safe out (safe round) and safe in, the words of the toast pledged to the cavalcade at the beginning of Common Riding ceremonies in the Borders; †2. safe brod, a window-shutter. See Brod, n.1; 3. safe lintel, a wooden lintel placed behind the stone lintel of a door or window to give added support (Sc. 1871 Villa and Cottage Archit. xii.). Gen.(exc.I.)Sc. Also safety lintel (Sc. 1850 J. Ogilvie Imper. Dict. s.v.), safer (Sh. 1969); 4. safe sole, an under-or supporting sole (see quot. and Sole).1. Rxb. 1806 Craig and Laing Hawick Tradition (1898) 201:
Wishing the Cornet and his company “Safe Out and Safe In”.Slk. 1962 Stat. Acc.3 360:
The greatest of all the bussin's, that of the Royal Burgh's Standard Bearer at 6.45 a.m. on the Common Riding Morn. “Safe oot, safe roond, safe in” is the traditional greeting then.2. Slk. 1729 T. Craig-Brown Hist. Slk. (1886) II. 97:
“Safe brods” to be put on the window of the English School for shutting at night.3. Sc. 1700 Fire in Edb., 3 Feb. (Pamphlet):
Most of the Safe Lintels of Doors and Windows being of Timber.Edb. 1754 Contract for building Exchange 16:
In place of using timber for safe-lintels.Rnf. 1760 W. M. Metcalfe Lordship Paisley (1912) 19:
John Sclater, 20 safelintles at 4d.4. Sc. 1741 Caled. Mercury (21 April):
There is just come home from Holland . . . a Parcel of yett-soles and safe-soles for Dyers Presses.
