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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1533
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Blak bery, n. [e.m.E. black(e)bery, -berie, ME. blak-, blakeberie, OE. blaceberie.] The fruit of the bramble. —1533 Boece ii. vii. 71.
Be … herbis and blak beryis … thai sustenit thare life


