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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Gilliwetfoot, n. [tr. Gael. gille casfliuch.] An attendant who carried a Highland chief across a stream. — 1681 Colvil Whig's Suppl. i. 83.
Like gilliwetfoots purging states By papers thrown in pocks or hats
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