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blate
/bleɪt/
adj 2verb 1
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1VERB + BLATE
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adj
1
Bashful, sheepish.
You'd say Not them; fine legs, and Ma struggling into her blouse would say You're no blate. Who told you they're fine?
2
Dull, stupid.
verb
1
Archaic form of bleat.
Away they fly, like a party of Indians after buffaloes; while along the road, it may be, cattle are bellowing, sheep blating, dogs barking, hens cackling, and crows cawing.
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You'd say Not them; fine legs, and Ma struggling into her blouse would say You're no blate. Who told you they're fine?
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Away they fly, like a party of Indians after buffaloes; while along the road, it may be, cattle are bellowing, sheep blating, dogs barking, hens cackling, and crows cawing.
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