beat off bet off (Past t)

beat And as she bet off o' the land and as God had it they _ she hove her the right way, runned up in the bay in the smooth water. Yes J. D. A. WIDDOWSON DEC 1972 Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn The sense of 'beat' here is different than listed in the DNE

Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1972
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/12431
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Summary:beat And as she bet off o' the land and as God had it they _ she hove her the right way, runned up in the bay in the smooth water. Yes J. D. A. WIDDOWSON DEC 1972 Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn The sense of 'beat' here is different than listed in the DNE