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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1921-1956
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‡PELSH, n. Also pilsh. A drenching shower of rain, a downpour (ne.Sc. 1965).Mry. 1921 T.S.D.C. 17:
Sic a pelsh o' a shoor, I niver was oot in.Kcd. 1956 Mearns Leader (18 May) 6:
The first pilsh o' rain an' Molie's clean-lan' corn wid be floodit.
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