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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BASSYFUL, n. Contents of a Bassie, n.² [′bɑsɪfʌl]Ags. 1853 A. Jervise Land of the Lindsays 51:
From each principal tenant the dempster had two pecks. and from each sub-tenant a bassyful, of oatmeal annually.