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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1825

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UNSELL, n. A wicked, worthless person; a troublesome or mischievous person. Also in n.Eng. dial. Cf. Seil, n., Unseely, adj.Dmf. 1825 Jam. s.v. unsele:
Scoury unsell is a contemptuous designation applied to a child, by one who is in a bad humour.

[O.Sc. unsale, n., id., 1552, unsel, adj., unlucky, wretched, a.1400, variant of O.Sc. unsele, mischance, O.E. unsǣl(e), unluck(y).]

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