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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1931
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LENDIE, n. Used imprecatively = nothing, not a blessed thing (Ork. 1960, lendie bit). Cf. Haet.Ork. 1931 J. Leask Peculiar People 135:
Lendie ken I whit 'e said, bit I'se wirran dee hid waasna oot o' da Beuk.
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