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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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CREDIT, n. As in Eng., except in phr. to earn someone's credit, to gain someone's approbation or esteem (Bnff.², Abd. , Ags.¹⁷ 1940).ne.Sc. 1884 D. Grant Lays (1908) 77:
How the Muse has wyled an' winnowed, Toiled an' moiled to earn yer credit.