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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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†A-WASTLE, prep. “To the westward of; apparently used figuratively, as signifying removed to a great distance” (Jam.² 1825 for Ettr. Forest).Slk. a.1835 Hogg Tales (1837) VI. 96:
“The warld be a-wastle us!” cried old Pate, “wha's that now?”