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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1842-1843
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†STANCIE, adj. Also stauncy. Haughty, stand-offish, on one's dignity, in a dudgeon; “irritable in temper” (Rnf. 1837 Crawfurd MSS. XI. 329).Ayr. a.1843 J. Stirrat Poems (1869) 113:
Gang na bye sae stauncy, Willy, When ye meet wi' Nancy.
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