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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1899

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BELL-WANDERING, v. pres.p. Straying.Fif. 1899 “S. Tytler” Miss Nanse xiii.:
She has little wit and it has gone bell-wandering with her panic.

[Prob. formed on the analogy of Bell-waver. Cf. Bellraive .]

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