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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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¶CURLEY-HEAD-A-CRAW, adv. phr. Head over heels.Sh.(D) [1877] G. Stewart Fireside Tales (1892) 242:
I güid back-ower curley-head-a-craw.