beat (v) beat (past t.)
beat (v) I put reefs in the little schooner, an' we beat Exploit Bay that night (see OED _beat_, v 1[superscript], 19) and got to Lawrenceton in the dawnin'. Yes J. D. A. WIDDOWSON JUL 1973 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Withdrawn The sense of 'beat' here is different than listed...
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| Language: | English |
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1973
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/11229 |
| Summary: | beat (v) I put reefs in the little schooner, an' we beat Exploit Bay that night (see OED _beat_, v 1[superscript], 19) and got to Lawrenceton in the dawnin'. Yes J. D. A. WIDDOWSON JUL 1973 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Withdrawn The sense of 'beat' here is different than listed in the DNE |
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