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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1920
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†CROONER, n.3 In harvesting: the man who cut the highest part of the rig.Abd. 1920 A. Robb MS.:
I hae been seven hairsts at Kelpie's noo, and crooner a' the time. . . . The best men wis made crooners and they shore the croon o' the rig.
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