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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1598
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Deywyff, n. [ME. deye, deie, OE. dæᵹe.] A dairywoman. — 1598 Misc. Spald. C. I. 126.
The deywyff, efter hir mylk was tane away in maner forsaid, yeid and sperit … be quhat … way scho mycht hawe hir milk agane
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