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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1562-1563
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Defrauding, vbl. n. [e.m.E. (1548).] Fraudulent withholding. —1562-3 Winȝet I. 127/25.
For the defrauding of the quhilkis, Ananias and Saphira wes strukin … to the deth