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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1902

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PIRLEWOOT, n. Marmalade.Abd. 1902 Wkly. Free Press (2 Aug.):
My aul' grannie eest t' ca't “pirlewoot” fin she socht marmalet.

[Nonce illiterate corruption, phs. influenced by Pirl, n., 1.]

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