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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1768
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†FORCA, v. To miscall, call opprobriously.Abd. 1768 A. Ross Works (S.T.S.) 145:
They may cast me for ca'ing [sic] me black at the bean, But nae 'cause I shun'd the beginning o't.
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