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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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AVOW(E), n.

1. Vow. Obs. or arch. in Mod.Eng.Sc. 1828 Scott F. M. Perth xxiv.:
I make mine avow, by the Red Rover's soul that he shall eat his writ, both wax and wether-skin.

2. Declaration or avowal.Sc. 1802 Scott Minstrelsy Border II. 79:
At kirk and market when we meet, We'll dare make nae avowe.