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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1858
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UNWON, ppl.adj. Also oon- (Sh.). Of grain, etc.: not properly dried, in a somewhat green or moist state. See Wind, v.Sc. 1858 H. Stephens Farm Implements 396:
The English machine indents or mutilates the grain itself, especially new or unwon wheat.
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