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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1918

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BRUCKALATION, n. Ruin, wreck.Sh.(D) 1918 T. Manson Humours Peat Comm. I. 37:
I often tink at in dis bruckalation o a world a smok is aboot aa ats left.

[Prob. a noun formation from Bruckle, q.v., to crumble, crush.]

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