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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1438
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Ensewing, vbl. n. [f. Ensew,v.] Pursuit. — ?1438 Alex. ii. 1646.
The hoste of Grece can halely se That straik, that ensewing and that melle
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