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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1718
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¶TAUNTY-RAUNTY, n. Fornication.Sc. 1718 Ramsay Poems (S.T.S.) I. 24:
To try the auld Game Taunty Raunty, Like Coosers keen.
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