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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1837-1838
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†HENSURE, n. A swaggering young fellow.s.Sc. 1837 Wilson's Tales of the Borders IV. 7:
I am the only sober man in the hale menyie. . . . But whar's the ferly? The strength o' the Frenchman's wine would have floored the strongest hensure o' the Borders.s.Sc. 1838 Wilson's Tales of the Borders V. 65:
Around them the younkers, "hasty hensures" and "wanton winklots," were busy preparing the habiliments of the guysers.
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