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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1824

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BRANK NEW, adj. Quite new.Sc. 1824 Scott St Ronan's W. ii.:
Tight lads of yeomen with the brank new blues and the buckskins.

[Prob. corruption of brand-new, influenced by blank, white.]

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"Brank New adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/brank_new>

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