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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1825
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†BOMACIE, n. Thunderstorm.Ayr. 1825 Jam.2:
"It looks like a bomacie," it bodes a thunder-storm.
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