The Scotsman (1817–).
The 379th most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 1160 quotations (about 0.03% of all OED quotations).
| Lemma | Definition | Date | |
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| agnomical | Involving no set purpose or intention. | 1881 | Go To Quotation |
| anti-aircraft | Used for defence against hostile aircraft; esp. anti-aircraft gun, one for firing shells at… | 1914 | Go To Quotation |
| Bertha | Soldiers' name for a German gun or mortar of large bore, used in the war of 1914 – 18; freq. Big Bertha. | 1914 | Go To Quotation |
| essayistical | Resembling the work of an essayist. | 1863 | Go To Quotation |
| Ford | Used to designate vehicles produced by the company founded by Henry Ford. Also fig. (see quots. 1964 1968). | 1914 | Go To Quotation |
| foresold | Of a manufacturer, etc.: That has sold goods not yet produced. | 1883 | Go To Quotation |
| Hohenzollernism | The autocratic spirit or belligerent policies of the Hohenzollern dynasty. | 1915 | Go To Quotation |
| lapidator | One who stones. | 1800 | Go To Quotation |
| locum | Short for locum tenens n. | 1901 | Go To Quotation |
| mugster | A diligent or hard-working student; a ‘swot’. Cf. mugger n. | 1888 | Go To Quotation |
| optionality | gen. The property or fact of being optional. | 1880 | Go To Quotation |
| pair trawling | The action or practice of fishing using pair trawlers. | 1976 | Go To Quotation |
| parolist | A person who is released on parole; = parolee n. | 1901 | Go To Quotation |
| short-term | Lasting for, pertaining to, or involving a relatively short period of time; maturing… | 1901 | Go To Quotation |
| snigger | A kind of grapple used by salmon poachers. | 1901 | Go To Quotation |
| statementing | The production, provision, or issuing of a statement of account, such as an invoice, a bank statement, etc. | 1944 | Go To Quotation |
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