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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1919
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LOUGH, v. Of the wind: to lower in intensity, to abate, die down (Per. 1919 T.S.D.C.; Ags. 1961). [lux]Per. 1919:
The soughin and the loughin o' the wun.
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