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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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BLUE-BORE, n. “A rift in the clouds” (Bnff.², Abd.², Abd.⁹ 1935). See also Bore, n.¹, (4).Sc. 1846 Anon. The Muckomachy (based on W. Drummond Polemo-Middinia) 42:
If chance the pack'd clouds, in their flight, Open a blue-bore in the sky.