North Briton en · NOUN
Etymology
From north + Briton, after North Britain.
Meanings
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(historical) Someone from Scotland; a Scot.
About Christmas we set out for England, accompanied by a little North Briton, who lived with lord B— as his companion, and did not at all approve of our correspondence […].
1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Britons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |