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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1772

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SIMP-BROD, n.comb. A perforated wooden board in the bottom of a cheese-vat which allows the whey to drain off.Edb. 1772 Edb. Ev. Courant (21 March):
Cheese Fatts with flush and simp-brodes.

[Phs. a mistake for or irreg. variant of Eng. sump, a place for drainage.]

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