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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1429, 1600-1610
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Blob, v. [f. Blob,n.] tr. To disfigure with blobs of ink; to blot.1429 Acts II. 17/2.
That … the kingis breifis … be nocht rasit na blobit in suspect placis 1609 Skene Reg. Maj. ii. 114.]
[Gif the libell or summons is blobbed, or rased in suspect places 1600-1610 Melvill 231.
Nether wald I blob the paper with this mekle … , wer not [etc.]
