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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1824
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WICKER, n.3 Also wickerton. An old cross-grained woman (Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 479).Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 95:
A cross-grained wrinkl'd wicker Sees Archy wi' her reek'd e'e.
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