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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1947
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GULPH, v., n. = Eng. gulp. This form is found in liter. Eng. in 17th c. and is still used in Cum. and Ir. dial.Bwk. 1947 W. L. Ferguson Makar's Medley 38:
Gulphin het tea that scauds their maws.
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