Appeals list

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artily:

pre-1961

awardee:

pre-1958

bee-stung a. (of a woman's lips):

pre-1953

face (phr. out of / off one's face = drunk/drugged):

pre-1972 and 1972-90 exx.

Hungarian (attrib., in Computing):

pre-1986 evidence

mediocrely:

pre-1987 evidence

megalitre:

pre-1971 evidence

megiston n. (a very large number):

pre-1966 and post-1972 evidence

mess up (beat up; sustain or cause injury to):

pre-1982 (non-glossarial)

miscarry v. (trans. use, to miscarry a baby, foetus, etc.):

pre-1979 evidence

miscarried ppl. a.:

pre-1981 evidence

nickable:

pre-1981 evidence

nit nurse:

pre-1989 evidence

nyaff v. (Sc., = yelp, chatter):

Any exx.

to be off (on something) (phr., to begin to speak (about something)):

pre-1990 evidence

Orbat (Mil., = order of battle):

pre-1990 evidence

organized religion:

pre-1946 evidence

orange garden:

18th century evidence

other half (partner):

interdate 1667-1845; 1845-1975

our kid (Northern; used to or of a sibling):

any pre-1980 evidence

porky (in full porky-pie, rhyming slang for ‘lie’:

pre-1985 evidence

Prim (= primitive Methodist):

pre-1979 (non-glossarial) evidence

put (someone) in office (esp. ellipt, as "put () in"):

pre-1986 evidence

rah-rah skirt:

pre-1982 evidence

rave v. (= attend a rave party):

any pre- or post-1992 evidence

redolently:

pre-1890 evidence

reedily:

pre-1961 evidence

re-exporter:

pre-1934 evidence