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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1823-1827
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MISLIKEN, v. To speak ill of, to disparage, to miscall (w.Sc. 1825 Jam.); to undervalue, depreciate (Sc. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XI. 117).Ayr. 1823 Galt Entail l.:
To misliken his mother! to misuse me as I were nae better than an auld bachle, and, in a manner, to turn me out of the house!Sc. 1827 C. I. Johnstone Eliz. de Bruce III. v.:
I'm no mislikining the good gifts o' the Corporal, who is in very deed a hero in war.
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