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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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¶QUEERLIORUM, n. A curio. Cf. Keeriorum.Ags. 1959 Dundee Courier (30 May) 6:
A most interesting collection of furnishings, kitchenware, costumes, tools, implements, knick-knacks, and “queerliorums” illustrative of folk life in Angus in the 18th and 19th centuries.
