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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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†CUMBRUK, n. Cambric.Sc. a.1783 Lass of Roch Royal in Ballads (ed. Child) No. 76 D. xv.:
For yours was o the cumbruk clear, But mine was silk sae fine.
