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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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ONRIVEN, ppl.adj. Untorn.Ayr. 1887 J. Service Dr. Duguid 214:
She gaed clean gyte . . . if ony o' the dochters cam hame frae a fair or a tryst wi' their goons onriven.