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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1853, 1908
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BRINKIE-BROW, n. “A nursery term for the forehead” (Bnff.2, Abd.22, Ags.2 1936). Also as phr. broo o' brinkie. [′brɪŋki]Ork. 1908 Old-Lore Misc., Ork., Sh., etc. I. v. 162:
There the broo o' brinkie (Pointing to the child's brow), There the ee o' life.Abd. 1853 W. Cadenhead Flights of Fancy 252:
Warm him frae the tae to tappie — Brinkie-brow and nosie-nappie.
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