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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1717, 1923
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†BELLY BAUM, -BAM, n. Lining for one's inside, food.Sc. 1717 Ramsay Poems (1721) 31:
A bra' Goose Pye, And was na that good Belly Baum?Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B. 53:
†Belly-bam. Probably intended for “belly-balm” [= food].
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