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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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TWEETER, v. Sc. form of Eng. twitter (Gsw. 1924 Gsw. Ballad Club (Ser. 4) 186, Kcd. 1933 L. G. Gibbon Cloud Howe 158, 199; Sh., Ags. 1973). Sc. usage: to weep, blubber, whimper (Bnff., Abd. 1973).
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