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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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WHEEVE, n. A cough.Ork. 1929 Marw.:
That wheeve 'ill kill him.

[Norw. dial. kvæv, Icel. kvef, a cold, esp. in the chest, catarrh.]

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