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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1587-1599
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Beuf, n. [e.m.E. beuf (1523), bœufe (1601), F. bœuf.] An ox. —1587-99 Hume ii. 179.
The busie beufs … teill the fertile ground
