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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1923
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†BEEFER, n. A meal (of broth and beef (?)).Ayr. publ. 1923 Galt (1779–1839) The Howdie 48:
He was in Glasgow, and took a beefer with us when my father was the Lord Provost.
