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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1923

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DADGER, n. “Something especially large of its kind” (Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.).Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.:
A dadger o' a tatae.

[Dadge, n.1, + -er, intensive suff., as in Beezer.]

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