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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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INWARK, n. Also -work. Domestic or indoor work (Ork., Ags., Per. 1958).Rxb. 1753 Jnl. Agric. (1867) 8:
Hired . . . Betty Cairns, to the “inwork,” for the time, for 12s.Ayr. 1822 H. Ainslie Pilgrimage 41:
A bonny Ayrshire lassie . . . instead o' handling the inwork o' a house, or tripping amang the green grass.

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