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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BEAM, BEIN, v.¹ tr.

1. (See quot.) Now obs. according to Watson Rxb. W.-B.Rxb. 1825 Jam.²:
To Beam, Bein. To beam the pot, to warm or season the tea-pot, before putting in the tea.

2. fig. To prepare oneself for anything; to prime.Ork.(D) 1880 Dennison Orcad. Sk. Bk. 67:
I tell you, if ever I think on't, whin I'm no weel beamed wi geud punch, it mak's the cauld swaet come oot aboot me.