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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1902
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SCARCELINS, adv. Scarcely (Sh., Fif., Ayr., Kcb. 1969). See -Lins.Kcb. 1902 Crockett Dark o' the Moon xxxix.:
'Tis scarcelins two hunder year.
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