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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1832

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FAULDINGS, n.pl. The nether garments; “that part of dress which involves the posteriors” (Jam.).Sc. 1832 A. Henderson Proverbs Add. 9:
If you was as skitterfu' as scornfu', ye would mak foul fauldings.

[Vbl.n. of Fauld, n.1, v.1 O.Sc. to have foul fauldings, to lose the power of retention, c.1650.]

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