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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ned/nɛd/

▶noun Scottish informal a hooligan or petty criminal.

■ a stupid or loutish boy or man.

– origin C19: perh. from Ned (see neddy).

'ned' also found in these Oxford entries:

Luddite - neddy - need

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