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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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‡EXPAWTIATE, v. Sc. form of Eng. expatiate (Abd.21, Knr.1 1950). [ɛks′pɒʃiet]Sc. 1834 Wilson Noctes Amb. (1856) IV. 128:
You're expawtiatin ower a wide field.Ayr. 1887 J. Service Dr Duguid 93:
His observe led on the crack to dancing and musick, a theme on which James Blameit was aye ready and keen to expawtiate with an eloquence that was a' his ain.
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