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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1792
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¶MOLLION, n. Variant of or misprint for million.Slg. 1792 G. Galloway Poems 41:
To prop luxuriant recreation, 'Twad tack the mollion Rack'd frae a' corners o' the nation, E'en frae the scullion.
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