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unchancy
unˈchancy, a. Chiefly Sc. [un-1 7. Cf. wanchancy a.] 1. Ill-omened, ill-fated, unfortunate.1533 Bellenden Livy ii. iv. (S.T.S.) I. 142 Sen his hous was vnchancy, & his son dede. 1536 ― Cron. Scot. (1821) II. 468 The lordis thocht that Johne was ane unchancy name to be ane king. 1589 Warner Alb. Eng.... Oxford English Dictionary
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wanchancy
wanchancy, a. Sc. (now literary). (wɑnˈtʃansɪ) Also -cie. [f. prec. + -y. Cf. unchancy a.] Unlucky, dangerous; also, eerie, uncanny.1768 Ross Helenore etc. Rock & wee pickle Tow 60 A mutchkin of linseed I'd in the yerd fling, For a' the wan chansie [1789 wanchansy] beginning o't. a 1774 Fergusson Mu... Oxford English Dictionary
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