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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1803
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BLACK-BEAN, n. used attrib. Unlucky.Wgt. 1803 R. Couper Tourifications Malachi Meldrum I. 191:
These, Sir, were black-bean days to our town.
