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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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AQUAL, n. A rare form of equal.Sc. 1818 Scott H. of Midlothian viii.:
If I pay debt to other folk, I think they suld pay it to me — that equals aquals.Edb. 1894 P. H. Hunter James Inwick 66:
I've neeboured ye noo for a gey twa-three years, an' I'm suir ye've ne'er fand me upsettin to my aquals or creengin to my betters.