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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1814
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†FODE, n. A man, person. Also ne.Sc. form feed (Sc. a.1783 Kemp Owyne in Child Ballads No. 34 B. i.). Arch.Sc. 1814 North. Antiq. (ed. Weber, etc.) 402:
God rue on thee, poor luckless fode! What hast thou to do here.
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