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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1499-1513, 1572
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Dung, Doung, n.1 [ME. doung(e, dong(e, dung(e, OE. dung. Cf. Dong v.] Dung. — a1500 Henr. III. 152/72.
Ane vnce of ane ostir poik … , Annoyntit with nurice doung 1513 Doug. v. vi. 125.
He schew … al hys membris in mud and dung bedoyf 1572 Satirical Poems xxxiii. 169.
Baith fedders, fylth, and doung dois ly abrod
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