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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1862
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†GLEDE, n. A sideways look; a squint. Cf. Gledge.Rxb. 1862 in Trans. Hawick Arch. Soc. (1868) 41:
Aw saw wi' a glede o' the tail o' ma ee that she was conquered noo.
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