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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1881-1897, 1948
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‡LORNE, n. Also lor(i)n. A make of shoe in which the vamp and tongue are cut in one piece and the quarters and lacing similarly, and stitched over the vamp, now known in Eng. as a Derby shoe Sh., Abd., Ags., Lnl. 1961). Gen. attrib.Abd. 1881 Bon-Accord (7 July) 16:
Men's Lorne Shoes from 6s. 6d. to 13s. 6d.Ags. 1896 A. Blair Rantin Robin 91:
I gae the finishin touch to a pair o' Lorne shoon I had made for Willie Waster.Sh. 1897 Shetland News (4 Dec.):
Whin dey got her pu'd oot den ane o' her lornes wis come aff.Sh. 1948 New Shetlander (Oct.-Nov.):
Changing fashions made "lorin-shöen" oust "da flekkid rivlin."
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