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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BEFYLMENT, n. Soiling. [bɪ′fəilmənt]Fif. 1864 W. D. Latto Tammas Bodkin (1868) xiii.:
Then wad ensue anither roon' o' rooketty-cooin' to the further befylment o' their faces.