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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1711

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BREW TALLOW, n.

Tallow handed over as a tax on private brewing. See also Brew-creesh, n.Mry. 1711 Court Bks. Regality of Grant (ed. Cramond 1897) 20:
Equivalent of Customs — 25th Apr. 1711 Stone of brew tallow, £3 Sc.

[Comb. formed with St.Eng. brew, but not found in St.Eng. O.Sc. has Brew talloun, 1618, with meaning as above (D.O.S.T.).]

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