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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1930
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BALL MAN, n. (See quot.)Lnl. 1930 J. Paris (in letter):
The stillman . . . at the old Linlithgow distillery some 30 years ago . . . was known as the "ball man," from his use of hollow glass balls or beads in testing the strength of the spirit.
