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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BLUB-FLOWER, n. Perhaps the crocus or similar globe-shaped flower. See N.E.D., blob, n. 3, b.Arg. 1907 N. Munro Daft Days xix.:
I'll shoo off the birds from the blub-flowers.