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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1766
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¶CARNOUBIE, n. Appar. a novice in a trade, a tyro, greenhorn.Sc. 1766 Mem. W. Smellie (Kerr 1811) I. 61:
I shall never forget the attention you paid me while a mere carnoubie, and totally unworthy of your notice.
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