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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1909
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BRINTLIN, n.2 Weeds taken off a field after harrowing, and subsequently burnt.Mry. 1909 Colville 145:
I knew the term wrack for the refuse of weeds from the fields, but he [a native of Moray] called it brintlin.
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