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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1880
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ALIS, interj.1 Alack! Alas! In E.E.P. V. 803 Dennison gives Aloor as an equivalent. [ə′lɪs]Ork.(D) 1880 Dennison Orcad. Sk. Bk. 104:
An' ap — alis! he could no' win, T'rough sic' a peerie doorwey.
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