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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1933
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FOREDOOM, n. A premonition.Sc. 1933 N. B. Morrison Gowk Storm 91:
He so often felt, sensed, saw — I know not in which form his foredooms cam to him — what lay in store.
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"Foredoom n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/foredoom>
