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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1640-1691
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Deas(s)one, n. Also: deazone, deasine. [Variant of Desone.] A dozen. — 1640 Brechin Testaments V. 275.
Four deassone lining servottis 1664 Household Bks. Archb. Sharp 12.
For … 3 deasine pippines. Ane deasone of dowes 1691 Misc. Bann. C. III. 250.
A deazone of turkie leather chairs
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