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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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†DUGON, n. A term of contempt for a worthless person (Jam.2).Slk. 1820 Hogg Winter Ev. Tales I. 292:
A man that loot himsel' be threshed by Tommy Potts, a great supple dugon, wi' a back nae stiffer than a willy-wand.
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