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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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¶NON-WORDIT, ppl.adj. “Neglected” (Bwk. 1910 Scotsman (26 May) 8). [Poss. a mistake for wanwordit formed from Wanwordy or Wanworth, q.v., sc. ‘treated as worthless’.]
