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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1813-1825

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OOTH, n. Value, worth.Rnf. 1813 G. MacIndoe Wandering Muse 73:
Were goud mair scant, they'd better ken its ooth.
Slk. 1825 Jam.:
Keep it till it bring the full ooth, Do not sell it till it bring the full value.

[A reduced form of worth (see P.L.D. §76.2.), with fronting of the vowel after the labial w.]

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