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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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WEEL-MAETED, ppl.adj. Of the ears of grain: plump, well-filled. See Meat, v., 3.Sh. 1897 Shetland News (16 Oct.):
Da folk tankit Gud for a weel-maeted crop.