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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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ILL-HUNG, adj. Used fig. of the tongue: impudent, pert, unbridled, indiscreet. Cf. Weel-hung.Abd. 1875 W. Alexander My Ain Folk 97:
None o' yer impident chat here, or I'll gar yer chafts cry knyp owre that ill-hung tongue o' yours.