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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1912

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BEDULL'T, ppl.adj. Dull. Rare in St.Eng. [bə′dʌlt]Sc. 1912 A.O.W.B. Fables frae the French 97:
Be it wrang or richt, Short legs or lang, an' brains bedull't, or bricht.

[Be, pref., 1 + dull, cf. O.E. dol, stupid, also Ger. toll, mad. Prob. a nonce-word.]

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