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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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¶CARTICANS, n.pl. A mistake for Cuitikins, gaiters, q.v.Kcd. 1868 Stonehaven Jnl. (30 Jan.) 3:
The decent man in the ribbed pantaloons and the black carticans.