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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1835-1840
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EGHIN AN' OWIN, v. Humming and hawing. [′ɛçɪn ən ′ʌuɪn]s.Sc. 1835–40 J. M. Wilson (ed.) Tales of the Borders III. 28:
[Elocution is] the way the gentry speak, eghin an' owin, and sichin and sabbin, an' makin yer voice gang up an doun, like daft Jock playin on the fife.
