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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1844

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DIDDENS, n.pl. Doings, tasks.Dwn. 1844 R. Huddleston Poems 71–2:
Alike mysel' I aff did str'y, Tae dae my ain wee diddens, My lane that day.

[Humorous formation from did, on analogy of doing.]

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