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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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RAMCOUNTER, v. To meet with, encounter. [rəm′kuntər]Abd. 1899 W. D. Geddes J. Geddes 48:
It became a proverb as to any awkward combination or collision that it was a case of ““ramcounterin'” ane anither, like Waterside's twa Monseys.”