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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1908
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BLANDA, n.
1. “Bere and oats mixed and sown together” (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl.; 1908 Jak. (1928)).Sh. 1908 J. M. E. Saxby Old-Lore Misc., Ork., Sh., etc. I. vii. 273:
Blanda maks puir mell.
Hence blanda-meal, “meal made from blanda” (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl.).
2. “Confused heap of different things” (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)).
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