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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1933
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WAFFINGER, n. Also whiffinger. A vagabond, a worthless neer-do-wel (Rxb. 1825 Jam., waff-, whiff-). Now only liter. Also in n.Eng. = stray animal.Sc. 1933 W. Soutar Seeds in the Wind 31:
There cam by a whiffinger An' whuppit him awa.
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