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Quotation dates: 1880
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DIVE, v. To argue (Ork. 1920 J. Firth Reminisc. (1922) 150, 1929 Marw., Ork.2 1948). Vbl.n. divin'.Ork. 1880 Dennison Sketch-Bk. 31:
Ye're no' ga'n tae dive aboot the weys o' the kirk the night.Ork. 1880 Dennison Orcad. Sk. Bk. 27:
Sae efter lang divin', hid wus settled that Brockie s'ud stand i' the joggs on Sunday.
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