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Quotation dates: 1772
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†SIMP-BROD, n.comb. A perforated wooden board in the bottom of a cheese-vat which allows the whey to drain off.Edb. 1772 Edb. Ev. Courant (21 March):
Cheese Fatts with flush and simp-brodes.
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