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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BACHLIES, n. Fuel consisting of dried cow-dung. [′bɑxlɪz]Gall. 1912 A. Chalmers in Trans. Dmf Gall. Antiq. Soc. 290:
Bachlies, dried dung for fuel. “Bring in some bachlies.”