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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1577
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Bludefact, n. [Blude n. 3.] An act of bloodshed. —1577 Inverness B. Rec. I. 259.
Being chargit … to haif remanit in waird for … intentioun of his bludefact