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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1894-1932
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AULDNESS, n. Oldness; age.Bnff.2 1932:
Sandy wid shoot [= suit] the jobbie fine, bit his aul'ness is a bittie against him.Ags.(D) 1894 J. B. Salmond My Man Sandy (1899) iv.:
It's the auldness we're taen up aboot i' the noo.
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