Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SPECTACLES, n.pl. Sc. fig. usage: the wishbone or merrythought, forked bone between the neck and breast of a bird (Sc. 1787 J. Elphinston Propriety II. 171, 1825 Jam.). Obs.
[Cf. Fr. lunette, id.]
