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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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UNWASHEN, ppl.adj. Also oonwyshin (Sh.). Unwashed (Abd. 1973). See Wash, v. The form is now arch. in Eng.Sc. 1803 Proud Lady Margaret in Child Ballads No. 47 A. xx.:
Ye've unwashen hands and ye've unwashen feet.Sh. 1970 Sc. Poetry 5 34:
Da bairns Sleepy, hungry, oon-wyshin.
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"Unwashen ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 7 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/unwashen>
