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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1486-1487
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Bak-luking, vbl. n. [Bak adv. So e.m.E. backlooking (1540).] Looking backwards. — a1487 Gud Wife 208.
In the kirk kepe our all thing Fra smyrking, keking, and baklukyng
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