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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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¶WEEL-HUNG, ppl.adj. Sc. usage, of the tongue: discreet, guarded.Sc. 1696 in Knoop & Jones Sc. Mason (1939) 83:
Which is the key of your lodge? A weel hung tongue.
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