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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1848
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‡NIESH, n. A Sc. form of niece (ne.Sc. 1964). See P.L.D. §67.Sc. 1848 Chambers's Jnl. (8 Jan.) 20:
She had siller o' her ain; but her niesh was a mantymaker.
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