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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1842
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BREAD, v. To stretch out (cloth, etc.) to its full breadth. See Breed, n.1wm.Sc. 1842 Children in Trades Report ii. I. 15:
Two girls sitting at the top of the steamcans breading or breadthing out the cloth as it passes through the rollers.
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