Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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FAIN, adj.2 Damp, not thoroughly dried; applied to “grain in the field when not fit for being taken in” (Rxb. 1825 Jam., 1923 Watson W.-B.).
[A Variant of Thain, q.v. Cf. P.L.D. § 70.2.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Fain adj.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 23 May 2019 <https://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/fain_adj2>
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