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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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HAILWARE, n. Also hale- (Sc. 1808 Jam.); halewort (Rxb. 1825 Ib.); hail(l)wor (Kcb. 1901 Trotter Gall. Gossip 288, hail-), hailwur, haill-war, halewur, -war; hellery. The whole of something, esp. of a company or of a number of things. Hence ¶deriv. with voicing of w, helverie, a rabble, a mass of people. [′he:lwər]Sc. 1737 Ramsay Proverbs (1776) Dedication 6:
You may eithly make yoursells master of the haleware.Abd. 1748 R. Forbes Ajax 5:
An' gar'd the hale-ware o' us trow That he was gane clean wud.Slk. 1822 Hogg Perils of Man III. ix.:
If he made weel through wi' his hides, mayhap he wad pay the halewort.Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 307:
The haleware o't seemed to be gran plowable lan.Kcb. 1894 Crockett Raiders x. 96:
The verra last shot that was fired . . . carried awa' the halewar (whole) o' their steerin' gear.Abd. 1932 R. L. Cassie Sc. Sangs 26:
The mason's purse is big an' swallin, He's happin ilka ley wi' dwallin; Sic helverie o' craiters brawlin Tae chase the new.Sh. 1974 New Shetlander No. 109. 20:
Whan du borrowed da money ta buy aa yun hellery.