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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1929

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BAROOT, adj. (See quot.) [′barət, ′barɪ̢t]Ork. 1929 Marw.:
B[aroot] corn — i.e. bere grown in ground where bere was grown the previous year also.

[Prob. O.N. barr, bere or barley + rōt, root. Cf. Bear, n., 2 (20).]

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