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divvish

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Tidy up or neatly prepare items

To arrange or make ready properly — for example, set out or dress food for serving, tidy up, or finish a job neatly.

Example in use

A'll divvish the table afore the fowk come

Pronunciation

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/DIV-ish/

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scotsolderneutral

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