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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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BED-SKELF, n. A shelf for holding articles on the wall at the back of a built-in bed (Sh. 1975). See Skelf.Ags. 1853 W. Blair Aberbrothock 70:
She ripes her muckle pooch that she keepit on her bed-skelf.