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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1531-1549
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Edrop(p)ic, adj. and n. Variants of Ydropic adj. (dropsical) and Hidropic n. (a dropsical person). — 1531 Bell. Boece II. 109.
His wambe … wes swolin, as he had been edroppic [pr. -it] 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 126/8.
Thai may be comparit to the edropic, the quhilk the mair that he drynk, the mair he hes desire to drynk
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