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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

LEERIT, ppl.adj. ? Pa.p. of Lear, v.Kcb. 1865 R. M'George Poems (1877) 135:
She laughed a teasing laugh like what ye've seen 'Mang schoolboys when at play upon the green When some ane took the pet, the ithers, leerit, Wad but torment him for his baby spirit.

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