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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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¶MEIN, int. A call to a horse to go to the right (Dmf. 1933–5 Trans. Dmf. & Gall. Antiq. Soc. 328).
[Of doubtful authenticity. Appar. a variant of Wynd, q.v., which gen. conveys a command to go to the left.]
