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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1823-1832
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†USH, v.2 To usher or walk before a person of rank, escort, lead, guide (Sc. 1887 Jam.).Sc. 1823 C. K. Sharpe Ballad Bk. (1880) II:
To beir my tail up frae the dirt, And ush me throw the toun.Sc. 1832 Chambers's Jnl. (Feb.) 11:
She walked steadily onwards, still ushed (for such was then the phrase) by her handsome and noble-looking attendant.
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