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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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¶ILL-STEERIN, adj. Restlessly mischievous. See Steer.Ayr. 1882 J. Hyslop Dream 130:
Till naething wad ser' oor ill-steerin' boy But he aff for a sailor wad be.
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