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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

BENDY, n.2 "A composition of sugar, treacle and water used as a kind of small beer" (Peb. a.1838 Jam. MSS. X. 19).Lnk.3 1934:
I know bendy as a kind of home-brewed ale, used at a feast, and served in a “bendy-mell,” shaped like a mason's mallet.

[This and Bendy,n.1 may be from Bend, v.1, to drink.]

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