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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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WEEL-SETTIN, ppl.adj. Handsome, good-looking. See Set, v., 12. (3).Sh. 1898 Shetland News (9 April):
As weel far'd, an' weel settin' a man as cam' 'ithin wir kirk door.