Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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¶LEMONGER, n. Lemon.Edb. 1872 J. Smith Habbie & Madge 44:
Female gipsies invite folk in to be squeezed as dry as a lemonger.
[Nonce conflation of lemon and Oranger.]
