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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1908
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‡BALLISTEN, n.2 (See quot.) [′bɑlɪsten]Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
Ballisten, a stone on the hearth in front of the fire, stone on which the ballis (cakes, see balli) are placed while being baked [prob. fired].
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