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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1456, 1554-1573
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Duble, Dubill, adv. = Double adv. — 1456 Hay II. 44/33.
He suld … defend bathe temporalitee and spiritualitee with the duble scherand suerd 1554 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 206.
For the goblat dubill ourgilt bocht fra him 1570-3 Bann. Trans. 19.
The Erle Mortone alane exceadit that number duble
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