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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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¶FLAW, v.² A pseudo-Sc. form of flow. See Flow, v., n.¹Sc. 1827 Wilson Noctes Amb. (1855) II. 8:
A bit faint, dim plash o' the tide — whether ebbin or flawin I ken not.Sc. 1835 Wilson Noctes Amb. (1855) II. 265:
As for the Niger, I cared na whether it flawed to meet the risin or the settin sun.