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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1972
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‡CEERY, n. Paraffin wax used for a miner's lamp of the old style (w.Lth. 1975). [′siri]m.Lth. 1972 M. Jamieson Old Wife 29:
Johnny hae ye yer piece? Hae ye yer lamp and ceery?
[Ad. Lat. cera, wax, prob. from pharmaceutical or scientific usage.]
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