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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Staynes, n. [Stay adj.] Steepness of ascent. — 1660 Edinb. B. Rec. IX 215.
Thes persones comeing up to Edinburgh to light at the fute of Leith wynd for the staynes theirof
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