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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1827-1837
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†FRUSH, v.1, n.1 Only arch.
I. v. To smash to pieces, to crush.Sc. 1837 Wilson Tales of the Borders III. 153:
They were but frushing their straw an' rotten wood against the iron scales o' Leviathan.
II. n. Small fragments, splinters.Fif. 1827 W. Tennant Papistry 144:
Heav'n rattles wi' the dunnerin' dush, And round is fill'd wi' fiery frush.
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