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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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(Schiftless,) Shiftless, n. [S(c)hift n.] That are unable to fend for themselves. — 1685 Wodrow Hist. (1830) IV 244.
That innocent man, who left a wife and four or five small shiftless children

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"Schiftless n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 28 Mar 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/schiftless>

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