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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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JEHOLAM, n. “A spree, a jollification” (Ayr. 1919 T.S.D.C. III., Ayr. 1959).
[Orig. doubtful. ? Imit. of a great din, phs. with some reference to Jehoram, noted for the dissipation of his reign. See 2 Chron. xxi. 13.]
