Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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ONERIE, n. Also onery, one-erie. The first word in a common counting-out rhyme (Ork., Ags., Ayr. 1964). See Anerie. For variants of the rhyme see Trans. Bch. Field Club (1887) I. 181. [′wɑnəri]Lth. 1825 Jam.:
One-erie, two-erie, tickerie, seven, Alibi, crackerie, ten or eleven: Pin, pan, muskiedan, Tweedle-um, twaddle-um, twenty-one.
