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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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†BEETRAW, BEETRIE, n. “The red beet, a root; more commonly Beetrie” (n.Sc. 1825 Jam.²).Sc. 1743 R. Maxwell Select Transactions 271:
The skin of the apple is of a deep red, and the inner corr [core] cuts red like beetraw.