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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1914

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DOGER, n. In phr. in a doger, in a state of doubt or anxiety (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)).Sh. 1914 Angus Gl.:
He was in a doger aboot it.

[In a doger is prob. a corrupt and altered form of uppadoga (s.v. Jak.)]

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