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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1929
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MOY-FOY, n. A perishable object which is crumbling into decay (Ork. 1920 J. Firth Reminiscences Gl.). In phr. tae moy-foy, to destruction (Ork. 1929 Marw., Ork. 1963).1929 Marwick The Orkney Norn 117.
Tae pit a thing tae moy-foy.
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