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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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‡BANJIE, n. (See quot.) [′bɑndʒi]Bnff. 1866 Gregor D.Bnff.:
Banjie, a grcat number. It is applied for the most part to human beings, and conveys the idea of rudeness and disorder; as “Sic a banjie o' loons.”