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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
‡FEUCHTER, n, v.
I. n. A slight fall of snow (Ags. c.1880 L. Spence in Sc. Daily Mail (22 June 1949); Sc. 1911 S.D.D.; Bnff.2 1943).
II. v. Of snow: to fall lightly, to come down in odd flakes.Ags. c.1840 Jervise MS.:
It's feuchterin on o' snaw.
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