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Quotation dates: 1822
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PROFFER, v. Sc. usages:
1. To make an offer (to do something), to tender one's services (Sc. 1903 E.D.D.). Obs. or arch. in Eng. exc. dial.
†2. To show signs of, give indications of, foreshadow. Also in Eng. dial.Ayr. 1822 H. Ainslie Pilgrimage 163:
Sae I lo'ed thee, as ane lo'es the freet That proffers the weather they're wanting.
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