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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1929
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CROM, v.2 In phr. to crom the pen, to beat everything, to be the best or worst yet known or heard (Abd.4 1933).Bch. 1929 (per Abd.1):
If this disna crom the pen! Some ane his taen ma siller-muntit stick an' left this rung instead.
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