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†THOWS, n.pl. Muscles, sinews (Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.).Ags. 1985 Raymond Vettese in Joy Hendry Chapman 40 15:
Wham! and Splat!
wis aa he kent in yon days;
heroes wi thows haurd as cricket baas
crackit the chouks o see-through faes.
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