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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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WHEEN ANN, n. A corruption of Eng. quinine, punning on Sh. pron. of Queen Anne (Sh. 1974). See Wheen, n.2Sh. 1949 J. Gray Lowrie 92:
Haf a onse o' wheen ann.
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