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Quotation dates: 1860
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†STRACHEARN, adj. Surly, uncommunicative, of a stiff perverse nature, unyielding.Abd. 1860 Sc. N. & Q. (Oct. 1926) 194:
It was always applied in a derogatory sense, such as in speaking of one with a sulky or objectionable nature. The following sentence explains — "Had he been less dogged and strachearn, he could have secured a more favourable settlement."
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