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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1862

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GLEDE, n. A sideways look; a squint. Cf. Gledge.Rxb. 1862 in Trans. Hawick Arch. Soc. (1868) 41:
Aw saw wi' a glede o' the tail o' ma ee that she was conquered noo.

[Cf. n.Cy. dial. glead, to squint, and Sc. glee, id. (see Gley), Gleyed, gleed, squint-eyed.]

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