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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1883
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PAVER, n. In quot. a jocular usage of Ir. paver, a kind of hobnail in a boot.Wgt. 1883 D. McWhirter Ploughboy's Musings 59:
I taen the gate like ony paver Feared warlocks, ghaists, nor lapwing's cry.
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