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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1648
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Dispointed, ppl. a. [Late ME. and e.m.E. dys-, dispoynt v. (1483–1565).] Disappointed. —1648 Cunningham Diary 253.
Our greif was multiplied … by my laitt harsh rencounter at and dispoynted returne from Edinburgh