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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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CUINTRIE, n. Rxb. form of Eng. country.

Comb. cuintrie-side. Cf. Countra, Cwintry and Kintra. [′kyntrə]Rxb.(D) 1925 E. C. Smith Mang Howes an Knowes 4:
They'd think as muckle, an aa, o a cuintrie-seide where yin's sicht can spang owre dizzens o meiles.