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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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†GOW-GLENTIE, n.comb. See quot. and note. Only in children's rhyme.Dmf. 1825 Nursery Rhyme in Jam.²:
Gow, gow-glentie, Ee, ee brentie.