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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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†PEEVISH, adj. Also pevish. Sc. usage: mean, grudging, niggardly (Rs. 1921 T.S.D.C. 17).Sc. 1710 T. Ruddiman Gl. to Douglas Aeneis:
The word peevish among the vulgar of Scotland is used for niggardly, covetous; in the North of England, for witty, subtile.
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