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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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†WANE, v. Also wain. Sc. forms of Eng. wean, of a suckling. Also fig. Deriv. waneling, a weanling. See P.L.D. § 88.Sc. 1705 J. Spreull Accompt Current (1882) 11:
Is it not better to be Wise in Time, and retrench our Trade by waneing our selves from everything that is superfluous?Sc. 1793 Scots Mag. (May) 254:
Having wained her child in November last, she then proceeded on her way to Ross-shire.
