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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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‡AWL, n. The phrase to pack up one's awls, also to pack up one's ends and one's awls = to pack up, is not now common in Sc. and the last quot. in Eng. is 1763 (see N.E.D. s.v. All, B.1,b., and End, n., I.6,c.).Mearns 1819 J. Burness Plays, Poems, etc. 192:
[We] will pack our awls an' tak our way.Ayr. 1823 Galt Entail lxx.:
Ye'll just pack up your ends and your awls and gang hame to Mrs Spruil's.