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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1928
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BEMMEL, v. To pound with a "bishop." [bɛml]Bch. 1928 (per Abd.15):
The post's weel bemmelled in; it's as siccar's a yirdfast steen.
