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"english": "to be penny-wise and pound-foolish, to falsely economise",
"word": "achub y blewyn a cholli’r bwrn"
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"english": "eyelash",
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"english": "to a hair's breadth, precisely",
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"english": "eyelashes",
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"word": "blew pen"
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"english": "stingers of a nettle",
"word": "blew pigog"
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"english": "fine hairs, down",
"word": "blewiach"
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"english": "furry",
"word": "blewog"
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"english": "pubic hair",
"word": "blew'r arffed"
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"word": "blew'r gên"
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"english": "in good condition",
"word": "blewyn da ar"
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"english": "haircloth",
"word": "brethyn blew"
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"english": "to moult, to shed hair",
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"english": "straight-talking",
"word": "di-flewyn-ar-dafod"
},
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"english": "straight-talking",
"word": "dim blewyn ar ei dafod"
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"english": "mohair",
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"english": "hair follicle",
"word": "ffolicl blewyn"
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"english": "fine hair, down",
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"english": "to mistakenly believe one sees things",
"word": "gweld blew ei lygaid"
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"english": "straight-talking, outspoken",
"word": "heb blewyn ar ei dafod"
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"english": "to wander around",
"word": "hel blew ceimion"
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"english": "to split hairs",
"word": "hollti blew"
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"english": "to exaggerate, to lie",
"word": "hollti blewyn yn bedwar ar ddeg"
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"english": "to a hair's breadth, precisely",
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"english": "hair's breadth",
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"english": "to draw lots",
"word": "tynnu blewyn cwta"
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