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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1836
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†JACEY, n. Yarn, worsted; any coarse woollen fabric.s.Sc. 1836 Wilson's Tales of the Borders II. 322:
White lambs-wool, sir, or blue jacey, are both alike to me.
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