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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1901
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BIRRY, adv. With energy. [′bɪ̢̈rɪ, ′bɛr]Kcb. 1901 G. G. B. Sproat in Gallovidian ii. 145:
A boy frae Shiel, they ca'ed him Sherry, Could spin them aff baith pat and birry.
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