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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1866-1908
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†MOINBU, n. Also moinboo. A special invitation to attend a funeral.Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl.:
Moinbu, an invitation to a funeral transmitted as the fiery cross was of old.Sh. 1908 Old-Lore Misc. I. vii. 273:
No person outside the leek would attend without a special invitation, which was called the "moinboo."
