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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BREEDY, adj. “Prolific” (Mry.¹ 1925, Bnff.², Fif.10, Kcb.⁹ 1935).Sc. 1828 Wilson Noctes Amb. (1855) 112:
And then what a breedy body! A new birth every month.