...that he himself received a pension without any stipulation. Take again his description of the word oats : "A grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people." We can imagine Boswell's indignation ! Again, his original definition of exdse was, " A hateful tax...

...great Doctor's peculiarities was a marked dislike of Scotland and the Scotch. So he defines oats as " a grain which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people." Once when Boswell showed him a fine view in Scotland, and said, " Surely you must admit that this is...

...local custom, exemplified by a notorious entry in Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language: 'Oats. A grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people.' In every community people take for granted certain conventions about eating: even the usual number...

...the oat. A Scotch judge, almost at the time at which he was writing, said of Johnson's definition of oats - 'a grain which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the "people" - and where do you find such horses and such men?''*1 But this view receives no support from Adam Smith....

...Samuel Johnson's prejudice against the Scots is well known. His landmark Dictionary defines "oats" thus: "A grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people." Nevertheless, when Dr. Johnson began the monumental task of compiling this great work, five of the...

...what Langacker (1984) describes as an 'active zone.' 17. The famous Dr Johnson observed that oats is "a grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports die people" (Johnson, 1785, sv oats). 18. One of the rare metonymies in this domain is BritE tea 'drink,'...

...Anything reticulated or decussated at equal distances, with interstices between the intersections. Oats. A grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people. Patron. Commonly a wretch who supports with insolence, and is paid with flattery. caterwaul KA ter...

...cereal grass which can grow in more marginal environments than other cereals. Johnson's Dictionary: 'A grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people.' (1755) breaded CZECH a snack, usually served with drink CZECH lunch CZECH sauce containing horseradish...

...ancient Greeks (DeCandolle 1886). The crop was famously defined by Samuel Johnson in his dictionary as 'a grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people'. However as well as animal food (67% of the world crop), oats are widely used as human nutrition (10%)...

...often been observed (for example, the English satirist Samuel Johnson (1979) had once defined oats as 'a grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people') and is here used to offer a striking re-characterization of such celebrated Scottish symbols as haggis,...