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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1704

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†BALNE, n. A bath.Sc. 1704 Acc. Bk. Sir J. Foulis (S.H.S. 1894) 340:
For sweiting in the balnes 3 lib.

[Balne occurs in Mid.Eng. = a warm bath (see N.E.D.), from Lat. balneum, bath.]

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