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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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†GRANNACH, adj. [′grɑnəx]

1. Ill-tempered (Cai.¹ c.1920).

2. Of the sky: dark or stormy-looking.Arg.¹ 1930:
Man, isn't it grannach-lookin' away to the suth'ard.