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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1873
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†BILDER, n. “A scab” (Ags. 1825 Jam.2); used fig., a low person.Ags. 1873 C. Sievwright Garland for the Ancient City (1881) 15:
Syne up the gate a carle cam' . . . An' she has taen the gate wi' him O sorra tak the filthy bilder!
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