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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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GOOVERNMENT, n. Government. [′gu-]Lnk. 1951 G. Rae Howe o' Braefoot vii.:
What ken ye o' feenance or kirk goovernment?
[Cf. Fr. gouvernement.]
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