brought-on
Americanadjective
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made or bought outside the community, as a commercially manufactured product.
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(of a person) not belonging to the community; outside.
They hired themselves a brought-on man from Michigan.
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You brought-on women," said Taulbee, "thinks New Christmas is real Christmas; but it haint.
From Mothering on Perilous by Lucy S. Furman
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