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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1831
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†BLACKBLUTTER, n. Bramble-berry.Lnk. 1831 W. Patrick Indigenous Plants of Lnksh. (1832) 220:
Common Bramble . . . About Hamilton the berries are called blackblutters, a name, as far as I can discover, perfectly local.