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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1869

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FROTHER, n. A fuss, hubbub, commotion.Bnff. 1869 W. Knight Auld Yule 77:
In the midst o' the hurry and frother, O' liftin' the barber an' a'.

[Phs. a nonce deriv. of froth, with extended meaning. Cf. also Fluther, n.1, 2.]

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