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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1912

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BULE, n. Store.Ork. c.1912 J. Omond Orkney 80 Years Ago 9:
The meal girnel (chest) potato bule (store) and box beds are ben.

[Cf. Norw. bul, swelling (Torp), and Bol, n.², v.²]

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