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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: 1577
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Builȝeing, vbl. n. [Builȝe v.] Boiling. — 1577 Reg. Privy C. II. 599.
The haill [silver] . .to be cuttit doun . .without ony allowance . . for melting and builyeing thairof
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