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Quotation dates: 1866
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¶TROW, n.3, v.2
I. n. A short fit of sickness.Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 200:
A took some trow i' the mornin', an' wizna up a' day.
II. v. To labour under a slight illness.Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 200:
He trowt aboot a' weentir at haim, bit he took a place i' the spring.
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