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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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†HERE AND WERE, n.phr. Contention, disagreement, only in phr. below. [he:r ən we:r]Fif., Rxb. 1825 Jam., obsol.:
They were like to come, or gang, to here and were about it; they were very near quarrelling.
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"Here And Were n. phr.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/here_and_were>
