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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1793
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YEADIE, prop.n. s.Sc. form of Adie, pet form of Adam (see Suppl.). Hence combs. Yeadie's race, — sons, the human race, mankind. See P.L.D. §97.4.s.Sc. 1793 T. Scott Poems 341, 356:
Just thro' the piece tak Yeadie's race. . . Wha Yeadie's sons wad a fain kiss, Gin they cou'd get 'er.
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