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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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(Bere-), Beir-skin, n. Also: bear-, bair-, [Bere n.1] A bearskin. —a1605 Montg. Ch. & Slae 637.
Ȝe sell the bear [v.r. bair] skin on his bak 1685 Soc. Ant. LVIII. 357.
A pair of gray stockins lyned with beirskin
