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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1892
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DOIE-DIE, n.phr. A chaotic, ill-regulated place.Abd. 1892 Innes Rev. (Spring 1956) 19:
The lave o' the schools was like this ane. It was an aafu' doie die.
[n. usage of Eng. phr. do or die, as a policy of desperation.]
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