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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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†FREEDOMFU, adj. Plentiful and economical.Abd. 1868 J. Riddell Abd. & Its Folk 15:
There is a saying of a thrifty gudewife on a farm-town — she “lykit taties, 'cause they're sic a fine freedomfu' diet.”