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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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AFF-FA'INS, -FA'ENS, n., pl. Also aff-fawings. [′ɑf′fɑɪnz] (See also Off-falling.) (What falls from the table), scraps, remnants, lit. and fig.Sc. 1736 Ramsay Proverbs (1776) 78: 
Where the are Gentiles there is ay aff-fawings.Sc. 1825 Jam.²:
Her kist was well made up wi' aff-fa'ins. (Quot. from H. Blyd's Contract.)Abd.² 1931:
The aff-fa'ins maks fine jeelie.Edb. 1791 J. Learmont Poems 162:
But hearken! a' ye my retainers, Wha frae my aff-fa'ens hae been gainers.wm.Sc. 1835 J. D. Carrick Laird of Logan II. 242:
Besides the aff-fa'ings o' a' nations that congregate here, I found that several tribes o' the children o' Israel have made London their abiding-place.Ayr.⁵ 1931:
Aff-fa'ins, sheaves falling off a loaded cart. (Rarely used.)Kcb.¹ 1931:
We keep a' oor aff-fa'ins for the neebor's dog.