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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1691
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(Divett,) Divvitt, v. [f. Divet(t,n.] tr. To thatch with turf. —1691 Rec. Old Aberd. I. 221.
To Alex. Cristall for divvitting the schoolls