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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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¶TIRVIE, v. To sway, fall, topple over. [′tɪrvɪ]Fif. 1827 W. Tennant Papistry 206:
He made him tirvie down and tapple Head-foremest wi' a bang.