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GRANPAW, n. Sc. form of Eng. grandpa. Sc. 1993 Scotsman 16 Sep :
Dundee may too often be presented in the media as being the Hicksville of the four Scottish cities but, like auld Granpaw Broon himself, perhaps the last laugh often quietly goes to the Dundonians.Sc. 1998 Herald 4 Apr 8:
Fans of one boy and his bucket and mix-ups over what Granpaw really did tell the Bairn could be laughing all the way to the bank if they take their early Broons and Oor Wullie annuals to the Glasgow Book Fair today.Sc. 2001 Daily Record 2 Feb 91:
Larsson clearly has little to add to the cause of the Scottish national team. He's a Scandinavian who regularly graces the yellow and blue of Sweden. Not even Craig Brown would ask where his granpaw came from.Sc. 2003 Daily Record 4 Apr 54:
Granpaw missing you. Very proud of you - Grandkids ... Love you.
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