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

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BED, v.2 (See quot.) [bɛd]Ork. 1929 Marw.:
Bed, to "lodge" corn, to lay flat a growing crop. Gen. in past part. bedded — i.e. "lodged," laid flat — by rain and wind.

[Norw. bada, to crush down, put into disorder by pressure (Marw.).]

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