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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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¶SWASH, n.2 Fragments, smithereens, ruin.Ayr. 1828 D. Wood Poems 89:
Down gaed the Engine wi' a crash, . . . The jerk-pike it gaed a' to swash At Level mouth.
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