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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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CAIRNEY, v. To pile (up). [′kernɪ̢]Sc. 1844 A. Cochrane The Totums in Bk. of Sc. Song (ed. Whitelaw) 73:
To cairney up stanes, at the side of the dyke.
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