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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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†BARLEY BLIND, adj. Intoxicated.Gall. 1796 J. Lauderdale Poems 17:
For when that I am, barley blind, Ye come an' meet, Me, aiblens, nearhan' half a mile.