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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1902
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¶BEMENT, v. To render demented. Not known to our correspondents. [bɪ′mɛnt]Bnff. 1902 Abd. Wkly. Free Press (17 May) (E.D.D. Suppl.):
Nae furrin gaen chiel shud hae sae bementit th' young lasses o' my time.
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