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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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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.
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