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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1869
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BOREBILL, n. See quot.Bnff. 1869 Trans. Highl. Soc. 448:
An instrument termed the borebill, a peculiar sort of foot-pick, is used, which does its work most efficiently [in planting trees].
