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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1897-1898, 1949
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MINGSE, v. Also mings, minz (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl.), minks(e). To mix, to mingle, to blend (Ork. 1929 Marw.; Sh. 1963).
Hence mingster, minkster, a mixture (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl.). [mɪŋ(k)s]Sh. 1897 Shetland News (13 Nov.):
Raider sall I get a grain o' Doogil's dip, an' a package o' Coopers an' minkse hit.Sh. 1898 Shetland News (20 Aug.):
Da minxter o' gin an' Scotch [whisky] mebbie hed somtin' ta dü wi it.Sh. 1949 J. Gray Lowrie 135:
I ashure du hit wis a braw minkster it I leukid apon whin da stoor an' ess cleared awa.
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