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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Sawny or Sandy.
 
A Scotchman; a contraction of “Alexander.”   1
 


 Sawdust Parlance (In).Saxifrage. 

 
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