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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1866, 1922-1935
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BREE, n.2 The consequences, the brunt.Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 218:
To get the bree o', to bear the brunt of (a thing).Bnff.2 1935Abd.(D) 1922 “The Beylie” in Mair Swatches o' Hamespun 85:
She'd hae t' bear the bree at onyrate.Lnl.1 1935
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