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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1880
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CHASE-GRACE, n. comb. A scapegrace.Uls. 1880 W. H. Patterson Gl. Ant. and Dwn.:
Runnin' about like a chase-grace.
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"Chase-grace n. comb.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/chasegrace>
