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Quotation dates: 1826, 1899
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DAEINLESS, adj. Also in anglicised form doin' less. Unprosperous, feckless; clumsy, awkward (Fif., Lth. 1926 Wilson Cent. Scot. 237; Fif. 1975).Sc. 1826 M. Dods Manual II. 150:
Wad ye but speak a guid word for his custom to puir doin'less Davy. Ags. 1899 C. Sievwright Garland 11:
A fell twa'rthree, poor doinless boddies like mysel', wha never had ae saxpence to rub on anither a' the days o' their life.
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