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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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(Debate-,) Debaitment, n. [Cf. Debate,v.2] = Abatement n. 1. —1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. iii. xlvii.
Plesand debaitments quha sa richt reportis, Thair micht be sene, and all manner disportis
