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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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DISREMEMBER, v. To forget (Abd.²⁹ 1949; Ags.¹⁷ 1940; Uls. 1880 W. H. Patterson Gl. Ant. and Dwn.; Dwn. 1931 J. A. in North. Whig (17 Dec.) 106); frequently implying a disinclination to remember. Also in Eng. and U.S.A. dial.Sh. 1933 J. Nicolson Hentilagets 31:
Though they've ruined your whelks and mussels; spoilt your stomachs too, as well, You, through time, will dis-remember all your woes.Lnk. 1948 J. G. Johnston Fish with me 157:
Anyone whose name he disremembers at the moment.Uls. 1900 E.D.D.:
A witness in a court of law, unwilling to reply to any question put, might say “I disremember” — it doesn't suit me to recollect.Dwn. 1901 North. Whig:
Sandy had married a great big sowdy of a woman from Crossgaer. I disremember her name.