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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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†GUILDER-FAUGH, n.comb. “Old lea-land, once ploughed and allowed to lie fallow” (Ayr. 1825 Jam.). See also Fauch.
[The first element may derive from guild, Guil, the extirpation of which being phs. the purpose of the operation.]
