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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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UNLOWSE, v. Gen.Sc. form of Eng. unloose. See Lowse. v.Ayr. 1892 H. Ainslie Pilgrimage 228:
The braes where we sat, An' the broom-covered knowes, Took a hank on this heart I ne'er can unlowse.