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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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ATENT, n. For Tent = notice, in phr. tak tent.Ork.(D) 1880 Dennison Orcad. Sk. Bk. 40:
Tak' atent 'at ye deu no' believe some day tae your cost.

[Attent, atent, is found in O.Sc. (Henryson) and in Elizab. Eng., in the same meaning. — O.Fr. atente (mod. attente).]

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