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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1900
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†DRULIE, DRULY, adj. Used of water: muddy, troubled, discoloured (with clay) (Rxb. 1825 Jam.2, drulie; 1923 Watson W.-B., obsol.). Also fig.Per. 1900 E.D.D., obsol.:
He's a drulie-heidit ass.
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