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Quotation dates: 1808
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†BREW-CREESH, n.
Custom paid in tallow or kitchen-fee for liberty to brew. See also Brew tallow, n.Abd. 1808 Jam.:
Brew-creesh, a term expressive of a duty paid to a landlord or superior, which occurs in old law-deeds. It is still used, Aberd. Sometimes it is called Brew-tallow. This seems to refer to a tax paid for the liberty of brewing.
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