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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1549
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Decoction, n. [ME. decoction, -coccyon (1398), OF. decoction, L. dēcoctio.] A decoction, extract. —1549 Complaynte of Scotland 67/11.
The decoctione of it is a remeid for ane sair hede
