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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1959
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SWEERS, n.pl. A brush maker's shears.Ags. 1959 Folk-Lore (March) 335:
An apprentice to the Brushmakers was never fully initiated into the mysteries of his trade until he had cut his hand with the trimming "Sweers."
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