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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1877-1904
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BAMBOOZE, v. To puzzle, confuse.Abd. 1904 W. A. G. Farquhar The Fyvie Lintie 131:
But his knowledge o' the A B C Bamboozed me a' thegether.Dmf. 1877 R. W. Thom Poems (1878) 31:
Bamboozed by luring pun' an' plack Becked on by warldly greed.
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