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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Enwad, v. [e.m.E. envade (1534), var. of Invade v.] tr. To invade, enter violently. —1587 Misc. Spald. C. II. 58.
John Lesly, … moist cruelly enwaddit the saidis Alexander Cullen[s] bygyne, in strikin wp his yeittis [etc.]
