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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1513
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Bron(e, n. [Of obscure origin.] A twig. —1513 Doug. xi. ii. 16.
Of small wikkyris forto beld a beir Of sowpill wandis and of bronys seir 1513 Ib. xii. Prol. 165.
The bronys of the olyve twistis