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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1885
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BARELINS, adv. Barely. [′berlɪnz]Sc. 1885 Lord Lovel in Ballads (ed. Child) III. 212:
He hadna ridden a mile, a mile, A mile but barelins ten.
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