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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II). Includes material from the 1976 and 2005 supplements.
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BLAME, n. As in St.Eng., except in the following special use which is Gen.Sc.Sc. 1881 A. Mackie Scotticisms 29:
It is not my blame.m.Sc. 1934 J. Buchan Oliver Cromwell iii. iv.:
His [Charles I.'s] execution was largely his own blame.Ayr. 1990:
It's yer ain blame.s.Sc. 1835 Wilson's Tales of the Borders I. 163:
But it wasna my blame.
