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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1611
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Draple, n. = Drop n. (a sixteenth of an ounce). —1611 Wedderb. Compt Bk. 111.
A fit of a sylver coup weyand 6 unces 2 draples