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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1662
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Bean-straw, error for beanshaw Baneschaw. — 1662 Criminal Trials III. 609.
Wee ar thrie maidens charming for the bean-straw
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