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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1885

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NIRRANGE, n. An orange.Kcd. 1885 Mod. Sc. Poets (Edwards) VIII. 362:
Laummer nirranges gie oot a scent.

[A variant, by wrong division, of the indef. art. with orange, which has itself suffered the reverse process from the more etymological *norange, Arab. nāranj.]

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