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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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‡HODDER, v. To walk in a steady plodding way, to stump or jog along (Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.).Rxb. 1847 J. Halliday Rustic Bard 181:
Sic jokes as these they on ilk other frame, An' pass the time till a' get hoddert hame.