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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BLYTER, v.³ “To make a noise in drinking” (Abd.² 1935). Cf. Bluther, v.²Mry. [1865] W. H. L. Tester Poems (1872) 179:
Bung foo an' styterin'; Oh! Willie, drink's an awfu' vice, Aye at it blyterin'.