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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1898
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TAWNY, n., v. Also tawnie. Heriot's Hospital Slang.
I. n. A bully.Edb. 1898 J. Baillie W. Crighton 12:
He's an awfu' tawnie, too; aye muggin' ye fur naething.
II. v. To bully. Hence tawnying, ppl.adj., bullying.Edb. 1898 J. Baillie W. Crighton 112:
The tawnying sumph o' a teller, he deserves a proper muggin'.