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单词 sangschaw
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sangschawn.

Brit. /ˈsaŋʃɔː/, U.S. /ˈsæŋˌʃɔ/, Scottish English /ˈsaŋʃɔ/
Forms: 1900s– sangschaw, 1900s– sangshaw.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English sang , song n.1, schaw , show n.1
Etymology: < sang, Scots variant of song n.1 + schaw, Scots variant of show n.1, after wappenschaw n. (compare sense 2a at that entry).A notable use of the word was as the title of Hugh MacDiarmid's first collection of poems in 1925, apparently with allusion to the contentious nature of his endeavour as the leading advocate of Scots language and literature.
Scottish (chiefly literary).
A competitive festival of song and poetry. Also figurative.
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1906 in Scotsman 17 Dec. 6/6 It was agreed that..the [Scottish National Song] Society..shall..hold an annual sangschaw, at which prizes shall be awarded for proficiency in the rendering of Scottish music, vocal and instrumental.
1915 Rymour Club Miscellanea (1920) II. v. 155 The grand galravaging winds of the world are joining the sea in singing the Sangshaw of the Spheres.
1999 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) (Nexis) 27 Mar. (Educ. section) 13 Flora wrote her first poem..for a sangshaw in Aberdeen, which she won.
2011 Dumfries & Galloway Standard (Nexis) 28 Oct. 40 Stranraer poet Sam Gilliland has again taken honours in the Scottish Language Society's highly prestigious Sangshaw literary event.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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