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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1718
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¶PEATCH, n. A corruption of piazza, an arcade.Gsw. 1718 Burgh Rec. Gsw. (1909) 6:
The tenement should be built with peatches before the shops.
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