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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1929
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COOP, n.1 Ork. form of Eng. cup.Ork. 1929 J. T. S. Leask in Old-Lore Misc., Ork., Sh., etc. IX. ii. 80:
Dere waas feinty a bit o' gless aboot han's, na, no sae muckle is a coop or a peerie jeck [tin mug], sae da boys teuk sook aboot oot o' da bottle.
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