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 Potato-bogle.Pota’to-talk. (German, Kartoffel gesprach.) 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Potato-bury (A).
 
A pit or trench for preserving potatoes for winter use. A turnip-bury is a similar pit for turnips.   1
 


 Potato-bogle.Pota’to-talk. (German, Kartoffel gesprach.) 

 
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