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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1856, 1925
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RANCE, v.2 To caper about rowdily.Bwk. 1856 G. Henderson Pop. Rhymes 56:
Wi' carl-cats they squeel'd and ranc'd 'Round the auld Castle's wa'.Mry.1 1925:
Stop that rancin aboot an' nae ca' deen yer claes an' sheen.
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