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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1901
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HAININ, n. ? A trifle, small amount.Gall. 1901 R. Trotter Galloway Gossip 375:
A maun hae a hainin mair for the neist yins.
[Poss. a nonce extended usage of hainin s.v. Hain, v., 3., but more likely a misprint for hairin s.v. Hair, v.1]
