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Quotation dates: 1882
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STEP-MITHER, -MOTHER, n. A step-mother. Used fig. in combs. step-mither's scone, see Scone, n., 1. Combs.; step-mother year, a year of death or privation. Lnk. 1882 A. Nimmo Songs 39:
The past was a stepmother year Leavin' 'tatoes and meal baith owre dear.
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