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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Leigh, ? var. of Laich adv. (low), in to play fast and leigh (earlier and usually fast and lous), to juggle, perform tricks of legerdemain, fig. —1629 Kirkcaldy Presb. 54 (see Fast adv. 1 b).
