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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Fa’ (Scotch).
 
To get; to get a share of; to lay a claim to.   1
       
“Where is the laird or belted knight
That best deserves to fa’ that?”
       
Burns: Whom Will Ye Send, stanza i.
 


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