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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1820
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¶WAULD, n. Nonce Sc. form of Eng. wold, upland country. Liter.Sc. 1820 Scots Mag. (May) 423:
Ower wud an' wauld, the rowkis cauld Spread like a siller sea.
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