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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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(Fainting,) Fanting, vbl. n. [e.m.E. fainting, ME. fainttyng (a 1400).] Faintness. —1661 Carnegie Lett. 350.
Ther cam a great fanting to my stomoke
