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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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DEEPTH, n. Sc. form of Eng. depth (Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B. 20; Abd. 1975).Abd. 1926 P. Giles in Abd. Univ. Rev. (March) 113:
There wiz sic a deepth o't 'at curns o' little hoosies wiz oot o' sicht a' thegidder.