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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1830
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UNLED, ppl.adj. Of peats: not carried home from a moss for fuel. See Lead, v., 3.Inv. 1830 Perthshire Adv. (29 July):
The peats unled — and roads broken up by daily and nightly rains.
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"Unled ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 7 May 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/unled>
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