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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1791
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CLEARIE, n. See quot.Sc. 1791 Session Papers, Petition J. Jamieson (25 June) 17:
The wash again, or the low wines . . . are distilled a second time . . . and when no more spirit arises from the still, the residuum is evacuated, and is called clearie, being a transparent liquor consisting entirely of water.
[Deriv. of clear.]
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