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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Ill-won, -win, a. [Ill adv. 1.] Ill-gotten. — c1460 Consail Vys Man 370.
Falow thé nocht with … nan that lewys one ill wone gud c1500-c1512 Dunb. xvii. 19.
Be thair successioun ȝe may see That ill won geir riches not the kin a1598 Ferg. Prov. (1641) 2 b.
An ill win pennie will cast doun a pound
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