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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1866
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†COTHAM, v. To satisfy a hungry person with food. [′kɔθəm]Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 30:
He wiz sae hungry, a cud hardly get 'im cothamt.
Hence cothaman, vbl.n., a surfeit.Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 30:
The beggar-man got a gey cothaman at the mairriage-hoose.
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