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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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†ORGEMENT, n. Boiled barley, a kind of barley soup or porridge.Sc. c.1708 Prince of Tartaria his Voyage to Cowper 7:
We returned to the Bride, whose entertainment was stately, of Dudds, Leydocks, Carlins, Orgements and Crowdymoudy.