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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1884
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CONFOON, v. ne.Sc. form of Eng. confound. Known to Bnff.2, Abd.2 1937. Ppl.adj. confoonit. [kən′fun]ne.Sc. 1884 D. Grant Lays and Leg. of the North (1908) 42:
Plague on that confoonit fusky, Lang hes it been Scotland's curse!
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