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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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STARRACH, adj. Of weather, etc.: cold, bleak, disagreeable (Cai. 1904 E.D.D., Cai. 1971). [′stɑrəx]Cai. 1926 Broughton Mag. (Summer) 12:
Far doun I lig wi' starrach spindrift drouken.
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