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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1535, 1652
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Drevill, n. [ME. drewill (1431–2), e.m.E. dryvell (1573).] a. A driving tool. b. A dibble. — 1535 Master of Works Accounts IV. 74.
xij pare clovin tailt crukis, ix pare bot crukis, twa drevillis, ane craw 1652 Elgin Rec. II. 281.
He hade plants and a drevill in his hand … .He saw him louting down and up as if he had bein setting plants
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