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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1925
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COACHIE, n. "A coachman" (Bnff.9 c.1927). [′kotʃɪ̢]Ags. 1925 Forfar Dispatch (6 Aug.) 215:
Speakin' aboot taxies minds me o' a guid joke Jeem wis tellin's the ither nicht aboot Tammy Johnson, the auld coachie.
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