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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1899
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BID(D), n.2 “Small length of line, fastening the hook to the fishing hand-line or long-line” (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928); also given by Edm. Gl. (1866), Angus Gl. (1914) and Sh.4 1934). [bɪd]Sh. 1899 J. Spence Sh. Folk-Lore 128:
The hooks of wrought iron were wupped to bidds about four feet long.
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