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Quotation dates: 1836
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¶RELIE-O, int. A street call used by vendors of boiled potatoes.Per. 1836 G. Penny Traditions 93:
Whilst a part of them were busied in selling their wares, others were engaged in the purchase of provisions and other necessaries; some of them were traversing the wards, bawling out "relie o," which signified boiled potatoes.
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