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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1898-1929
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GROWP, v.2, n.1
I. v. To grumble, complain (Mry. 1955).Abd.1 1929:
Tammie wis in an ill meed, growpit aboot his porridge bein' thin.
II. n. A grumble, whine (Mry. 1955).Abd. 1898 W. Brewster Poems 30:
But i' your face, ere a' be gane, May girn a grissly group.
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