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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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HABERDASH, n. Small articles, esp. of hardware. Obs. in Eng. since 17th c.Abd. 1881 W. Paul Past & Present 46:
There will be sold . . . a quantity of haberdash, an' gin ony body wants to ken what that is, it's piggery.
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"Haberdash n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Nov 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/haberdash>
