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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1880
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BASTY, adj. Tough and hard.Uls. 1880 W. H. Patterson Gl. Ant. and Dwn.:
Basty, tough and hard, applied to a stiff heavy clay or earth.
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