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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1929

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KILE, v. Also kyle. To go quickly, to hurry, hasten. [kəil]Ork. 1929 Marw.:
“Kile thee awa' noo”; “he wus gaan kilan along” — i.e. going pretty fast.

[Norw. kile på, to hasten, bestir oneself.]

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