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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1875
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ENSTANCE, n. ne.Sc. form of Eng. instance.Abd. 1875 G. Macdonald Malcolm I. viii.:
"What do you mean by ferlies?" asked the marquis "Ow, keeriosities, ye ken. For enstance, there's some queer caves alang the cost."
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