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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1818
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†FOOST, n.2 Also vbl.n. foostin. A squeamish feeling (Slk. 1825 Jam.).Slk. 1818 Hogg B. of Bodsbeck xiv.:
I coudna swally my spittle for the hale day, an' I fand a kind o' foost, foost, foostin about my briskit that I couldna win aneath ava.
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