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Quotation dates: 1867-1899
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UNCOMMON, adv. Also oncommon, oncowmon, ooncoman. Sc. usages: in an unusual degree, unusually, remarkably. Gen.Sc. Also in Eng. dial. and U.S.Abd. 1867 A. Allardyce Goodwife 12:
She's been aye Oncowmon frank an' kin?Cai. 1869 M. MacLennan Peasant Life 144:
Tell the leddy am oon-coman sorry.Ags. 1899 Barrie W. in Thrums viii.:
They set a body aff oncommon.
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