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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1775
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¶TONGALL, n. The loop on which the tongue of a bell is hung.Abd. 1775 Marischal College Accts. (Abd. Univ. MSS.):
To a Tongall for the Tongue of the Bell . . . 3s.
[Appar. tongue + hald, Haud, n., a hold.]
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