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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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BRETTHER, n. ?Sc. c.1826 Earl of Aboyne in Child Ballads No. 235 A. iii.:
With a bretther o degs ye'll clear up my nags.
[The passage is corrupt. For degs ? see Dag, n.2]
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