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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1825
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†BURGESS, v. (See quot.) [′bʌrdʒəs]Fif. 1825 Jam.2:
When the marches of a town were rode, it was customary, in their progress, to take those who had been made burgesses during the year, and to strike their buttocks on a stone. This was called burgessing.
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