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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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EXEMPLE, n. Also exaimple (Mry. 1873 J. Brown Round Table Club 338). Sc. forms of Eng. example (Edb. 1891 R. F. Hardy Tibby's Tryst 167).Sc. 1994 Pete Fortune in James Robertson A Tongue in Yer Heid 154:
A'll gie ye an exaimple: mind thon tum we wur supposed ti huv hud the earthquake, a wheen year ago noo?
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