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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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¶GARL, n. ? = Gravel.Sc. c.1822 Lord Ingram & Chiel Wyet in Child Ballads No. 66 a. xviii.:
Between Mary Kirk and that castle Was all spread ower with garl, To keep Lady Maisery and her maidens From tramping on the marl.
