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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1770
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CRIPPLE-ILTIE, n. A nickname for a lame, hobbling person.Fif. 1770 Session Papers, Morison v. Crawfurd Proof 25:
"What is become of cripple-iltie? (meaning the pursuer, as he was then lame)."
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