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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1928
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BY-LIE, n. comb. Balance (of wages). Known to Bnff. 2 1938. [′bɑɪ′lɑɪ]Bch. 1928 (per Abd.15):
He peyt ma sax powen at the term, but there's a by-lie yet o' a fyowe notes.
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