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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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WIDDERMINT, n. ? A pest, nuisance.Sh. 1899 Shetland News (8 April):
Tak' up yon dokkin, da evil widdermint! I dünna ken what da Loard made dokkins An' hoes for.

[Prob. ad. Norw. dial. vedermot, an obstacle, hindrance, with second element altered to Eng. suff. -ment.]

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