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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BOONTA, n. Bounty. See also Bountith. [′buntə]Ork. 1920 J. Firth Reminisc. Ork. Par. (1922) 45:
In addition to the “warping boonta” (bounty) the weaver was paid twopence halfpenny per ell of claith one ell wide.