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MAIMORY, n. Sc. form of Eng. memory (Sh., Abd., Ags., Edb., Rxb. 2000s).Slk. 1985 Walter Elliot Clash-ma-clavers 41:
Ah'm unca sorry tae hae been
A nuisance tae yer guid machine
An hope that when ye git this letter
It's maimory banks are getting better.
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