| Scottish |
| Definition - The version of English spoken by the people who live in the Lowlands of Scotland. Notes: 1. This is the language of the conquerors as opposed to Gaelic, the Celtic language of the conquered aboriginals. |
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Example - I'm wanting a drink |
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Oxford English Dictionary - The term's first citation is from 1759: "The letters were very early translated into Scottish." (Robertson Hist. Scot. Wks. 1851 II. 368) |
