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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1909
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¶SPLAVER, v. ? The reference is to the motion of a fulling-mill in the washing of linen-yarn or -cloth.Ags. 1909 P. C. Carragher Arbroath 32:
Wi' a rattle an' a dump An' a splaverin' thump.
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