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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BESNAW, v. Sc. form of Eng. besnow, which is given by the N.E.D. but omitted by the Concise Eng. Dict. and the Un. Eng. Dict.Wgt. 1804 R. Couper Poems II. 80:
Wow! sair had care besnaw't his head, And plough'd his knotty brow.