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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1846

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DWYNISH, v. To fade, wither away.Ags. 1846 G. Macfarlane Rhymes 111:
But mony a winsome bloomin' youth To death hath dwynish'd there, Jamie.

[A deriv. of Dwine, v., 1. (1), on analogy with words like languish, vanish. etc.]

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