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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1956
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OUT-RELATION, n. Also oot-. A distant relative (Uls. 1880 Patterson Gl.; Abd. 1964).Ork. 1956 C. M. Costie Benjie's Bodle 190:
Sheu wis an oot-relation o' me mither's, an' every noo an' again sheu cam' veesetan at wir hoose.
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