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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1929
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¶SWRD, v. To slew or stee r (a boat) sharply in a new direction.Ork. 1929 Marw.:
Heard only once — of a North Ronaldsay man giving an order to another to slue the boat — "swird west, man!"
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