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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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FLAW, n.4 A fellow.Sc. c.1715 Jacobite Minstr. (1829) 89:
The Gordons they are kittle flaws, They'll fight with heart and hand, man.

[The form has been here reduced phs. metri causa, but in colloq. Sc. fellow is often so pronounced following an adj. which bears the main stress, e.g. young fellow is sounded ′jʌŋflɑ.]

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