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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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CA'WAY, CAWAW, v.phr. Sc. forms of Eng. come away. Known to Abd. correspondents, Ags.¹, Fif.¹⁰, Slg.³, Lnk.³, Kcb.¹ 1939. [k(ə)we:, k(ə)wǫ:]Per. 1915 Wilson L. Strathearn 88:
Cawaw tay yur tee.w.Dmf. 1908 J. L. Waugh Robbie Doo (1912) xii.:
Ca'way hame, like a wee mannie, and get your saps and gang to your bed.