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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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WEEL-MENDIT, ppl.adj. Plump, well-fed. See Mend, v., 3.Bnff. 1900 Banffshire Jnl. (5 June) 8:
Thence the well known name, “A weel-mendit kelt.”