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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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†LATTERFA, n. The sinking of the moon below the horizon (Rxb. a.1838 Jam. MSS. X. 179).s.Sc. c.1830 Hist. Bwk. Nat. Club (1916) 61:
Hell's e'en shimmert on ye in the moon's latter fa', And ruin's fell cooter will herrie ye a'.
