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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1513, 1588
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(Declining,) Declyning, vbl. n. [e.m.E. declynynge (1525).] Descent, declination. — 1513 Doug. i. xii. 16.
The declynyng of the sternys brycht 1513 Ib. vii. Prol. 11.
Throu the declynyng of hys large round speir [= sphere] 1588 King Catechism I viii.
The hicht and declyning of the sone
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