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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BERTHY, BIRTHY, adj. Prolific. [′bərθɪ̢]w.Dmf. 1899 J. Shaw Country Schoolmaster 344:
Berthy [i.e. Birthy], fruitful. Said of a plant, such as a rose, full of vitality and blossom.Uls. 1880 W. H. Patterson Gl. Ant. and Dwn.:
Them beans is very birthy.