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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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HULE, n.² Found only in Sh. phr. hule and huleband, = Eng. “bag and baggage” (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl.). Also huil and huilbaand, hulan'-hulbaand, holl and hollband (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)). [hʌi]Sh. 1899 J. Spence Folk-Lore 238:
Maans sends me wird ta come at da back o' da helly, hulan'-hulbaand, ta da lodge.