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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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WEELFARE, n. Also weelfaur (Abd. 1868 G. MacDonald R. Falconer ii. xx). Sc. forms of Eng. welfare (Sc. 1785 Burns Cottar's Saturday Night v.; Edb. 1822 R. Wilson Poems 133; Mry. 1873 J. Brown Round Table Club 253; s.Sc. 1880 Border Counties' Magazine I. 111; Edb. 1894 J. W. McLaren Tibbie and Tam 18).
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"Weelfare n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 2 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/weelfare>
