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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1880-1922
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APO', prep. I.Sc. form of upon. [ə′po]Sh.(D) 1922 J. Inkster Mansie's Röd 114:
Shü flang her shaald apo' da lug o' da kirn.Ork.(D) 1880 Dennison Orcad. Sk. Bk. 4:
He wus nae been lang there, till he saw the tide coman' pooran' in apo' him.
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