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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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¶WANWAUCHTIE, adj. See etym. note.Dmf. 1873 A. C. Gibson Folk Speech Cmb. 116, 205:
He that wadna roose them baith, Maun be a puir wanwauchtie body . . . He's unco wanwauchtie that scunners at whey.
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