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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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EFTERLINS, Efterlans, adv. Afterwards (Sh.¹⁰ 1948, efterlins).Sh. 1915 G. W. Stout in Old-Lore Misc. VIII. i. 61:
Iz he efterlans sed: “Hit yüst began wi' a öink, in' keepit on da sam wye!”