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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1929
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‡GLURGIS, n. “A dirty mixture, an unpalatable mixture — spec. of some thick, soft substance” (Ork. 1929 Marw.). [′glʌrgɪs]Ork. 1929 Marw.:
“A glurgis o' milk an' meal”, i.e. mixed too thick and thus unpalatable.
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