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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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†CREECH, n. “A declivity encumbered with large stones” (Upper Lnk. 1825 Jam.2). [kriç]Sc.(E) 1868 D. M. Ogilvy Willie Wabster's Wooing (1873) 18:
The shalt clam up cleuch, creech, and craig.
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