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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BONE WRAK, BONWARK, n. Rheumatic pain in the bones.Sh.(D) 1877 G. Stewart Sh. Fireside Tales (1892) 246:
It wis lek a bone wrak troo my banes.Sh. 1898 Sh. News (31 Dec.) (E.D.D. Suppl.):
I fear aless dis bonwark an' cauld wears aff troo da night A'll be ill able to win dat lent.
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