<P> The phrase is said to be Scots in origin . The earliest written example of the phrase is from the 1719 Epistle to Ramsay by the Scottish poet William Hamilton : </P>
<P> The phrase is said to be Scots in origin . The earliest written example of the phrase is from the 1719 Epistle to Ramsay by the Scottish poet William Hamilton : </P>
where did the expression dressed to the nines originate
where did the expression dressed to the nines originate
1719 Epistle to Ramsay
1719 Epistle to Ramsay