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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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THRIEVELESS, adj. Also thraveless (Uls. 1920 J. Logan Uls. in X-rays vi.). Thriftless, negligent, careless, apathetic. Also adv.Uls. 1844 R. Huddleston Poems 72:
In ae short hour my wants were got, Trouth th' were thrieveless little.Gsw. 1868 J. Young Poems 162:
An easy-osy thrieveless coof, an' saulless as a rock.Gsw. 1923 Glasgow Herald (4 Dec.):
Mary's mother was loving and kindly, but somewhat “thraveless.”