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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BEELERIN', ppl.adj. Alive with trout (of a burn). [′bilərɪn]Dmf. (Upper Annandale) 1933 (per Dmf.⁸):
They [the fish] come [pa.t.] oot aneth the broos fair jowlin', the water jist beelerin' ower the line, and my wand bent like a half-mune.