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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1929
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FUIANY, adj. Of seaweed: of poor quality, useless (Ork. 1929 Marw.). [′føəni]Ork. 1929 Marw.:
O that's just puir fuiany dirt, no worth tae tak.
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