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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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FEEDGE, n. Also fige. A weak-looking, whitefaced person, as in phr. a feedge o' a crater (Abd. 1916 per Bnff.⁶).Abd. 1874 W. Scott Dowie Nicht 40:
The lang, sma, worm-aiten 'figes it noo-a-days stalks aboot.