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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1782
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APPOINTED, ppl.adj. A Sc. usage is noted by the collectors of Scotticisms.Sc. 1782 J. Sinclair Ob. Sc. Dial. 30:
To be well appointed with a house, servant, etc. To be well settled in a house, and well suited with a servant.
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