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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1937
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LINKWIT, adj. Also langwit. Linen, applied to thread (Sh. 1960). [′lɪkwɪt]Sh.7 1937:
I tink I'll hae ta shoo dy buttons in wi' a langwit treed.
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