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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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CUM, Come, n.² “A thaw” (Rxb. 1927 E. C. Smith Braid Haaick 10, come); “moisture in the air” (m.Dmf.³ c.1920, cum); “sweat on ice when frost begins to yield” (Dmf. 1925 W. A. Scott in Trans. Dmf. and Gall. Antiq. Soc. 22, cum). [kʌm]Lnk.¹¹ 1942:
That's a safter win' noo: there's a pickle cum in't the day.