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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1923

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LEW, v.2 Also lewe. To involve. inveigle, draw in (Rxb. 1927 E. C. Smith Braid Haaick 14). Gen. in pa.p. Also in Nhb. dial.Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.:
A was lew'd in ti pay his fine.

[? A variant, with extended meaning, of Eng. loo, to subject to a forfeit at the game of loo. Cf. Lant.]

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