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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BENDARD, n. (See quot.)Uls. 1880 W. H. Patterson Gl. Ant. and Dwn.:
Bendard, the bent stick or bow in the frame of a boy's kite; the upright stick is called the “standard.”