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Quotation dates: 1791, 1887
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UNDERMIND, v. Also oonder-; onnermine (Cld. 1818 Edb. Mag. (Dec.) 503). Sc. forms of Eng. undermine. Also in Eng. dial. See Mind, n.2Edb. 1791 J. Learmont Poems 339:
Ye hae not found out the weakest side, By whilk to [hae] undermindit Minnie's pride.Mry. 1887 W. H. Tester Poems 103:
The walls o' auld Zion, oondermindit, maun fa'.
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