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Quotation dates: 1721, 1872-1873
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†FINDSILY, adj. Also fin'-sily. Clever at finding (sc. stealing) things. Only in proverbial phr.Sc. 1721 J. Kelly Proverbs 30:
A findsily Bairn gars his Dady be hang'd.Sc. a.1873 Grose MS. Add. C. (E.D.D.):
“A fin'-sily bairn”, a child that brings home things that are stolen and says he found them.
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