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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1924
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CAM, n.2 Coming, appearance. Come in this sense has been obs. in Eng. since c.1470 (N.E.D.).Abd. 1924 M. Angus Tinker's Road 24:
Lang syne at Candlemas At first cam o' the mune.
