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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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BANE-WEARY, adj. Dog-tired, completely exhausted (Per. 1975). See Bane, n.1, 3. Phr. (1).w.Lth. 1889 F. Barnard Chirps 75:
Ae day by the fire, bane-weary an' sair.

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