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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1852
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¶PULCHAN, n. An attractive buxom girl, a short stout young woman (Mry. 1921 T.S.D.C.). [′pʌlxən]Mry. 1852 A. Christie Mountain Strains 21:
There is a cantie little pulchan, Wi' plenty siller up in Tulchan.
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