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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1930
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TANDER, n. Also taander. A hereditary trace, strain (Ork. 1929 Marw.); a tendency to revert to old failings. See Tand, 2. [′tɑndər]Ork. 1930 Orcadian (13 Feb.):
He juist hed a taander o' his ald weys in an antran time.
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