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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1917
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PRY, v. To move by the application of leverage, prize. Gen.(exc. I.)Sc. Also in Eng. and U.S. dial.w.Sc. 1917 H. Foulis Jimmy Swan 91:
When I'm in Kirkfinn, the Boots at the Inn has to pry open my door wi' an iron pinch to waken me.
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