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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1896
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LOCHARBRIGG(S), prop. n. The name of a village near Dumfries, in comb. Locharbrigg lad, — lass, see quot. [′lɔxərbrɪgz]Sc. 1896 A. Cheviot Proverbs 16:
A Locharbrigg lad or lass, i.e. a warlock or witch, later, a doubtful character. Locharbrigg hill, about four miles from Dumfries, was the noted tryst of the Nithsdale and Galloway warlocks and witches.
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