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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1865
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¶MOROI, n. ? Ill luck, mischance, used in an imprecation.Inv. 1865 J. Horne Poems 23:
Fy! fy, man! moroi fell me wi' you, Just stop a wee bit till I tell this to you.
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