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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1931
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TOARNY, adj. Thorny, in comb. toarny-ware, barbed wire (Sh. 1972). See T, letter, 9.Sh. 1931 Shetland Times (14 March) 7:
A skaar o' moorit hentilagits it Naanie wis tiggit frae da toarny-ware.
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