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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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INDRAACHT, n. An intake of breath (Sh., Abd. 1975). See Draucht, n., 4.Abd. 1959 Scotsman (24 Jan.) 17:
On the indraacht o' a breath.Abd. 1995 Flora Garry Collected Poems 25:
Syne, indraacht o a breath, the lift gloams ower.
