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- adverb dialect, Northern England
once (in both senses:only onetime , andformerly )
Etymologies
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Examples
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Ah weant be a farthing towards nae sic thing as that, that ah wean't, sea ah'l say it at yance.
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But yance they hang some riff-raff for him it will soon be forgotten.
The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance Hall Caine 1892
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'Theer wor witches yance, my gell, becos it's in th' Bible, an whativer's in th 'Bible's _true_,' and the farmer brought his hand down on the top bar of the gate.
The History of David Grieve Humphry Ward 1885
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'Now then, yor Majesty,' said 'Lias grimly,' I'st ha to put that question to yo, yance moor, yo wor noan so well pleased wi this mornin.
The History of David Grieve Humphry Ward 1885
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'If yo do I shall cut at yance, an yo'll ha all the longer time to be by yoursen.'
The History of David Grieve Humphry Ward 1885
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'Ay, yo'd better luke at her close,' said Hannah, grimly, giving her niece a violent shake as she spoke; 'I wor set yo should just see her fur yance at her antics.
The History of David Grieve Humphry Ward 1885
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_yance_, once; _seck_, sack, i.e. contents of this sack;
English Dialects From the Eighth Century to the Present Day 1873
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"Deary me! deary me! forgive me, good Sir, but this yance, I'll steal naa maar.
English Dialects From the Eighth Century to the Present Day 1873
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"Whoy, measter Draa did pratty nigh drink 't out yance -- that noight 'at eight chaps, measter Frank, drank oop two baskets o' champagne, and fifteen bottles o ''t breawn sherry -- Ay carried six on
Warwick Woodlands Things as they Were There Twenty Years Ago Henry William Herbert 1832
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