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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1863

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SUBSIST, n. Sc. nonce usage: subsistence, means of livelihood.Dmf. 1863 R. Quin Heather Lintie 42:
Fate tae some subsist does scrimply lend.

[Reduced form of subsistence, also used in mining vocabulary for payment of wages on account.]

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