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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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ENNOCENT, n. and adj. ne.Sc. form of Eng. innocent; also found in Uls. (Uls.⁴ 1950).Abd. 1926 P. Giles in Abd. Univ. Review (July) 223:
Hoot ay, man, faith's a gran' poo'er, an' fyles helps the ennocent agains' the guilty.