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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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AISH, n. Sc. form of ash(-tree). [ɛʃ + eʃ Sc.; æʃ s.Sc.]Sc.(E) 1879 P. H. Waddell Isaiah xliv. 14:
He hains the best trees i' the wood; plants an aish, an' the rain it gars 't thrive.

[O.Sc. esch (Douglas Aen.), O.E. æsc.]

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