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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1852

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¶LIFF, v. ? To skip, leap.Ayr. 1852 M. Lochhead Poems 114:
And children's children round thee liff An' ca' thee granny.

[The word is not otherwise attested and is phs. a local variant form and usage of Lift, v., 3.]

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