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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1908
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BLAD, v.2
1. To reap; to cut heather for thatching.Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
"To b[lad] de heddrek ['heather']," tabu-expr. (used by fishermen at sea) for what is comm[only] called "to strike de tekk [thatch]."
2. To cut peat.Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
To b[lad] de wideks, tabu-expr., sea-expr., = to fla de mør ["moor"].
