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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1790
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BURREL, n.3 A wm.Sc. form of Eng. barrel. See P.L.D. §93.2. [′bʌrəl]Rnf. 1790 A. Wilson Poems 93:
The current suckt him near and near, Till, wi' a whirl, The big wheel crusht his guts and gear, Like ony Burrel.
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