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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1841

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†BRANKIE, adj. Gaudy, finely dressed.Slg. 1841 R.M.S. The Harp of Strila 223:
He'll canter about like a cowte, And be a braw brankie chiel.

[Prob. a reduced form of brankin, see Brank, v.², 2.]

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