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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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¶LOLABY, n. A spoiled child, a mollycoddle.Edb. 1843 J. Ballantine Gaberlunzie 8:
A lumbering lout o' a blubbering boy … the lolaby screams at the tap o' his voice.