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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BEETIN-STOCK, n. A person who is frequently beaten; lit. a beating (i.e. whipping) post.Abd.⁴ 1931:
My mother used to say “I dinna mak a beetin-stock o' them, bit I gar them ans'er.”