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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1681
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(Blithmete,) Blythmeat, n. [Blith a.] Entertainment provided on the occasion of a birth. —1681 in Law Mem. (1818) 191 (J).
Likewise sabbath days feastings, blythmeats, banquetings, … and all such like we disown
