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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1897-1933
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LIG, v.3 To fall behind, loiter, lag (Abd. 1804 W. Tarras Poems 149).Sc.(E) 1897 E. Hamilton Outlaws xvii.:
Never word I'll moo so be ye dinna lig behind.
Hence liggard, a laggard, a lazy lie-a-bed.Sc. 1933 Border Mag. (Dec.) 178:
"Rise up, rise up," it seems to cry. "Liggard ye maunna be."
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