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dwine

verbaction

to waste away, fade, or decline

To waste away or fade; to dwindle or decline. Colloquially used as an expression of annoyance or dismissal (equivalent to 'confound you').

Example in use

“Da croft's dwine awa.”

Pronunciation

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/DWINE/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentharsh

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