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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BARK-KETTLE, n. Kettle for boiling bark. [bęrk′kɛtəl]Sh.(D) 1916 Burgess Rasmie's Smaa Murr Jooly 2:
A bark-kettle o broth canna still saer a glutton.