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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BLEG, Bleget, adj. Of colour: light and drab, esp. of sheep or sheep's wool.Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
A b[leg] colour, yowe, a b[leg]-faced lamb or yowe.