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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BAPTEESE, BAPTEEZE, v. Sc. form. To baptize. [bɑp′ti:z]Ork. 1920 J. Firth Reminisc. Ork. Par. (1922) 80:
To have been “bapteezed oot o' ae water” was looked upon as a permanent bond of friendship.Edb. 1915 J. Fergus The Sodger, etc. (1925) 11:
The maist o' them he had baptees'd, a wheen o' them he'd married.
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