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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1811

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DADE, n. Variant of Eng. dad, father. Cf. dady s.v. Daddy, above.Rxb. 1811 A. Scott Poems 176:
Think how your first dade an' mither . . . Houseless dwalt wi' ane anither.

[O.Sc. has dade, father, from 1540 (D.O.S.T.).]

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