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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Clap, n.2 [e.m.E. (1587), of obscure origin.] Gonorrhoea. —a1605 Montg. Flyt. 312 (H).
With mischeif of the melt and maw, The clap [v.r. clape] and canker
