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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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GLESGEND, GLESGIN, adj. “Greedy, voracious, glutton” (Ork. 1922 J. Firth Reminisc. 151, glesgin; Ork.5 1954). [′glezgɪn(d)]Ork. 1929 Marw.:
That's a glesgend ting o' a dog.
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