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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1930
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CHAP O' FLEED, n.phr. High water, the time when the tide is at the full.Bnff.2 1930:
"The water's up nearly to the eemist step." "O, aye, it's jist the chap o' fleed."