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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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WHUFFLE, adv. Used exclam. as an emphatic negative. Cf. Wheekie.Slk. 1967:
I wad, whuffle = I would not! Will ye whuffle = Will you indeed? i.e. you shall not!
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