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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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†ETTLE, n.² A cake of dough, to which yeast has been added, bought to leaven homemade bread. [ɛtl]Rxb. 1880 in Watson W.-B. (1923) 124:
Ettles . . . was once in familiar use when home-made bread was eaten.Rxb. 1923 Ib.:
A tippeny ettle.