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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1825, 1898
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†AREND, v. "To rear; a term applied to a horse, when he throws back his forepart, and stands on his hinder legs" (Jam.2).Fif. 1825 Jam.2 (MS. Poem):
The crune of the bluiter, Wi' the glare o' wisp's licht, Pat Rob in a flutter, An' the horse in a fricht, He arendit, he stendit, He flang an' he faim'd, etc.Fif. 1898 G. W. in E.D.D.:
I asked "a Fifer," if he knew what an arend [?] horse was. "A rearer," he replied, "because he is in danger of falling back o'er end."
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