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Quotation dates: 1952
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RANDIBOW, n. A Sh. variant and usage of colloq. Eng. ‡rantipole, a wild rollicking person: an uproar, disturbance, “carry-on”.Sh. 1952 J. Hunter Taen wi da Trow 170:
An aest we geng alangst da shore, Whaar mony a kurious randibow Wis held within da days o yore.
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