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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1808
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BUNKLE, n. A stranger. Not known to our correspondents.Ags. 1808 Jam.:
The dog barks, because he kens you to be a bunkle.
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