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COMPETEETION, n. A competition (Sh., Ork., Cai., Arg., Ayr., Rxb. 2000s).ne.Sc. 1996 Phyllis J. Goodall in Sandy Stronach New Wirds: An Anthology of Winning Poems and Stories from the Doric Writing Competitions of 1994 and 1995 10:
An syne ye said
They gie ye affa big helpins
At fantoosh hotels.
Ah hid sic a saugh-wan figure,
It wid be a peety
If Ah turnt intil
A caaf bed tied roon the middle
Aa ower the heids o celebratin
Ye winnin the Doric Competeetion.
