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Quotation dates: 1833
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¶SWATCHER, n. A term of contempt, a mean insignificant specimen of a person.Ayr. 1833 Galt Howdie (1923) 133:
No, py Got, he shall not offer for to go with the M'Goul — umph! a bit swatcher of a writer — umph! set him up to go with the M'Goul in a coach.
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