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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BLINKIN'-EED, adj. “Weak-eyed” (Bnff.², Abd.¹⁹ 1935).Fif. 1864 W. D. Latto Tammas Bodkin (1868) xv.:
An' thae bool-fittit, blinkin'-eed snabs o' his — hoo they will be rejoicin'.