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Scots Word of the Week: Nicky tams

A pair of straps or strings tied below the knee to keep trouser bottoms clear of dirt.Copyright Bob Dewar

DSL Online brings together the two major historical dictionaries of the Scots language:

  • Modern Scots (after 1700)
    in The Scottish National Dictionary (SND)

  • Older Scots (before 1700)
    in A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (DOST)

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